Poppy Proclamation
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State of Wisconsin Proclamation
WHEREAS; America is the land of freedom, preserved and protected, willingly and freely, by the men and women of the Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS; millions who have answered the call to arms have died on the field of battle; and
WHEREAS; a nation must be reminded of the price of war and the debt owed to those who have died in war; and
WHEREAS; the red crepe paper poppy has been designated as a symbol of the sacrifice of lives in all wars; and
WHEREAS; the American Legion Auxiliary has pledged to remind citizens annually of this debt through the distribution of this memorial flower;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scott Walker, Governor of the state of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim May 2016 as POPPY MONTH throughout the state of Wisconsin and I commend this observance to all of our citizens.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the state of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this 22nd day of February 2016.
