§131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
April 9th of each year shall be designated as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day and the Governor shall annually issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people of the State to observe this day in suitable places with appropriate ceremony and activity. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day shall commemorate, honor and recognize the courage and heroism of all former prisoners of war who served the nation in times of crisis and emergency and who were captured in the defense of the nation. [PL 1989, c. 37 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 37 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS
1 §111. National Arbor Day (REPEALED)
1 §113. American History Month
1 §114. Armistice Day (REPEALED)
1 §115. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (REPEALED)
1 §118. Maine Cultural Heritage Week
1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day
1 §121. Maine Clean Water Week
1 §122. National Women's History Week (REPEALED)
1 §124. Maine Business Women's Week
1 §125. Alcohol Awareness Week
1 §127. Maine Merchant Marine Day
1 §129. Margaret Chase Smith Day
1 §131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
1 §133. Landowner Recognition Day
1 §135. Firefighter's Recognition Day
1 §136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day
1 §137. Organ Donor Awareness Day
1 §138. Major-General Henry Knox Day
1 §140. Maine Youth Field and Stream Day
1 §141. Colonel Freeman McGilvery Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §142. Destroyer Escort Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §143. Maine Small Business Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §144. Veterans' Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §145. Equal Pay Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 140)
1 §147. Maine Aviation and Aerospace Education Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 146)
1 §149. Community Giving Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 148)
1 §150-A. Cold War Victory Day
1 §150-B. Missing Persons Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150)
1 §150-C. Native American Veterans Day
1 §150-E. Lyme Disease Awareness Month
1 §150-F. Governor William King Day
1 §150-G. Vietnam War Veterans Day
1 §150-H. Juneteenth Independence Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-F)
1 §150-I. Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition Day
1 §150-J. Invite Your Maine Legislator to School Month
1 §150-K. Maine Seniors Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-J)
1 §150-L. Native American Heritage and Culture Day
1 §150-M. Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day
1 §150-N. Maine Community Litter Cleanup Day
1 §150-O. Maine Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
1 §150-P. First Responders Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-O)