State Papers and Public Addresses
ARMY DAY - 1948
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
A PROCLAMATION
Clarence W. Meadows (1945-1949)
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
CHARLESTON
BY THE GOVERNOR
WHEREAS, The millions of men and women in our Army are instruments of the nation's will for security and peace; and
WHEREAS, Free men who, throughout seventeen decades of our history, have served the United States that we might stand strong and safe among the nations of the world; and
WHEREAS, In the latest conflict our soldiers, on the ground and in the air, serving shoulder to shoulder with their comrades in the Navy and of the Allied Forces, carried on and enriched the traditions established by their fathers and forefathers. Serving with distinction on every battlefield, they accomplished every task and passed on to the soldiers of today the mission given them by the American people - a secure country; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United States has designated April 6, 1948 as "Army Day":
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clarence W. Meadows, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, April 6, 1948, as Army Day in accordance with a proclamation issued by Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, and I urge upon the people of the State of West Virginia to make use of this day which is so set aside to pay tribute to those gallant men and women who as members of our Armed Forces gave so much to insure the continued happiness of our nation and successfully defended our homes and traditions from our enemies whose ruthless schemes and diabolical designs would, if carried out, have destroyed the potential good of mankind for at least five hundred years to come.
CLARENCE W. MEADOWS,
(State Seal) Governor.
WM. S. O'BRIEN,
Secretary of State.