Poppy DayWHEREAS, America Is the land of freedom, preserved ~i
and preened willingly and freely by cBi~en soldiers;
WHEREAS, Millions who have answered the call to arms ~
have died on the field of baffle;
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WHEREAS, A n~lon ~ peace mu~ be reminded of the ~
price ~ war and the debt owed to those who have
died In war;
WHEREAS, The red poppy has been deslgn~ed as a i
symbol of sacrfllce of lives In all win's; and
WHEREAS, The American Legion Auxllla~ has pledged i
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to remind America annually of this de~ through the
dl~rlbutlon of the memorial flower; ~
THEREFORE, I, Krl~ln M. Se~on, Mayor ~ the C~y ~
Sallna do hereby proclaim this 2~h day of May, 1997,
as POPPY DAY and ask th~ all c~ens pay trlb~e to
those who have made the ultlm~e sacr~ce In the
name ~ freedom by wearing the Memorial Poppy on
this day.
IN ~TNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be affixed the official seal ~ Salina this
l~h day of May, 1997.
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KfllSTIN M. SEATON~ MAYOR
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