State of Mississippi

State of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Web Site Issued by former Governor Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi Official State Web Site Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board We are not updating this part of the Web site. Some links may be out of date, and a State might currently have different Governor.

 

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the people of the State of Mississippi, in conjunction with the Welcome Home Day Foundation, acknowledge the courage, sacrifice, honor and positive achievements of our nation's Vietnam veterans and their families; and WHEREAS, over 300,000 men were wounded, 75,000 severely disabled, and of the 58,000 killed, 637 were from the State of Mississippi; and WHEREAS, the people of the State of Mississippi acknowledge the pain, struggles and sacrifices of the spouses, parents, children and siblings; and WHEREAS, the people of the State of Mississippi proudly join with the Welcome Home Day Foundation to welcome home our state's Vietnam veterans. NOW THEREFORE, I, Ronnie Musgrove, Governor of the State of Mississippi, do hereby recognize and commend VIETNAM VETERANS and I urge all residents to pay tribute to these extraordinary servicemen and women. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have affixed the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi this the 3rd day of April, 2000.

 

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