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of <br />M PROCLAMATION <br />Ow, dly IAal WAS krr Yaa <br />WHEREAS The annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans <br />of Foreign Wars of the United States has been <br />officially recognized and endorsed by <br />governmental leaders since 1922, 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 of this annual sale of 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, Dave Jacobsen, Mayor of the (qty of New Brighton, Minnesota <br />do hereby urge the citizens of this community to <br />recognize the merits of this cause by contributing <br />generously to its support through the purchase of <br />Buddy Poppies on the day set aside for the <br />distribution of these symbols of appreciation for <br />the sacro 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 of the freedoms which we continue to <br />enjoy as American citizens. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have <br />hereunto set my hand and caused the <br />Seal of the City of New Brighton, <br />Minnesota to be affixed this 27m day <br />of/Apprrit, 2010 <br />�`� " <br />Dave Jacobsen, Mayor <br />