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W <br />BRUMN L*,, MY ural w As krYw <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS The annual sale q f Buddy Poppies by the Veterans <br />orf Foreign Wars of the United States has been <br />or fficially recognized and endorsed by <br />governmental leaders since igss, and <br />WHEREAS VFW Buddy Poppies are assembled by disabled <br />veterans, and the proceeds of this worthy fund- <br />raising campaign are exclusively for the benefit of <br />disabled and needy veterans, and the widows and <br />orphans of deceased veterans, and <br />WHEREAS The basic purpose q f this annual sale q f Buddy <br />Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars is <br />eloquently reflected in the desire to "Honor the <br />Dead by helping the Living'; therefore <br />I, Steve Larson, Mayor orf the City orf New Brighton, Minnesota do <br />hereby urge the citizens orf this community to <br />recognize the merits q f this cause by contributing <br />generously to its support through the purchase orf <br />.Buddy Poppies on the day set aside for the <br />distribution orf these symbols orf appreciation for <br />the sacr(flees of our honored dead. <br />I urge all patriotic citizens to wear a Buddy Poppy as mute <br />evidence of our gratitude to the men and women <br />of this country who have risked their lives in <br />defense orf the freedoms which use continue to <br />eyjoy as American citizens. <br />IIV WITNESS WHEREOF, I have <br />hereunto set my hand and caused the <br />Seal of the City of New Brighton, <br />Minnesota to be affmd this 14th day <br />of April, Zoog <br />Steve Larson, Mayor <br />