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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER N0.21-03-14 <br />of the <br />City Manager of the City of Eugene <br />ri ~ <br />w <br />~ ~ <br />CONCERNING THE DISPLAY OF THE POW/MIA FLAG <br />ON SKINNER BUTTE ON CERTAIN DATES <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br />1. Many men and women who reside in the City of Eugene served in our country's <br />military both at home and abroad defending freedom, liberty and the principles <br />upon which the United States of America was founded. <br />2. Further, some of those men and women who served in our country's military did <br />not return home and have yet to be found or accounted for. <br />3. The City of Eugene wishes to recognize and honor the commitment and sacrifice <br />of those men and women and encourages the citizens of Eugene to join in that <br />recognition. <br />4. Members of veterans' organizations in Eugene testified before the Eugene City <br />Council requesting that the POW/MIA flag be flown on Skinner Butte. <br />5. The members of the City Council were supportive of flying the POW/MIA flag <br />on Skinner Butte on six specific days of the year and agreed this was an <br />appropriate way to honor those who have served our country. <br />On the basis of these findings, I order that: <br />A. The City of Eugene, in honor of American veterans who are prisoners of war <br />(POW) or missing in action (MIA), will display the POW/MIA flag in the park area <br />of the south face of Skinner Butte; other City of Eugene facilities or buildings are <br />expressly excluded from this agreement unless a separate agreement exists for that <br />facility or building. <br />B. The POW/MIA flag will be flown on six specific dates which bear significance to <br />veterans, POWs, MIAs, and the families and friends of all veterans. These six dates <br />are: <br />a. Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May) <br />b. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) <br />c. Flag Day (June 14th) <br />d. Independence Day (July 4th) <br />e. National POW/MIA Recognition Day (3rd Friday of September) <br />f. Veterans Day (November l ltn) <br />