<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A resolution<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>memorializing the Congress of the United States to appoint an independent counsel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>investigate the Prisoner of War - Missing in Action issue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>WHEREAS, the Prisoner of War - Missing in Action (POW/MIA) issue has been a national <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>dilemma since the end of World War II; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>WHEREAS, there is a strong need for an independent investigation into all unresolved <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>matters relating to any United States military personnel unaccounted for from the Vietnam era, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>the Korean conflict, World War II, Cold War missions, or the Gulf War, including MIAs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>POWs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>WHEREAS, it is the responsibility and the duty of the United States government to bring <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>home Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Korean War, World <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>War II, and Desert Storm; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>WHEREAS, as of July 2005, the Government Accountability Office listed 88,115 service <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>men and women unaccounted for from World War II, Korean/Cold War conflicts, the Vietnam <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>War, the Gulf War, and other conflicts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>WHEREAS, American POWs and their missing comrades have demonstrated the true spirit <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>of our nation and should never be forgotten; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>WHEREAS, the families of these inspiring Americans deserve to know what truly <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>happened to their loved ones; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>WHEREAS, Americans from every generation have answered the call to duty with <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>dedication and valor. These brave Americans deserve the respect and gratitude of our nation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>and all efforts should be made to resolve the Prisoner of War - Missing in Action issue in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>honor; NOW, THEREFORE,<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it memorializes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>Congress of the United States to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the Prisoner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>of War - Missing in Action issue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>directed to prepare copies of this memorial and transmit them to the President of the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and Minnesota's Senators <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>and Representatives in Congress.<br />
         		
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