Presidential Document2021-17801
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 13, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 46101-46102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17801]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10238 of August 13, 2021
National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Since our founding, courageous men and women have vowed
to serve and defend our country, protect our citizens,
and uphold the principles of our Constitution. The
citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard, and
the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast
Guardsmen of the Reserve, proudly carry on this
tradition today. During National Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve Week, we thank and celebrate the
civilian employers whose support of our National Guard
and Reserve members helps to sustain our all-volunteer
force and our national spirit of service.
National Guard and Reserve members are essential to the
safety and security of our Nation, ready to serve at
home or abroad at any moment's notice. From working on
the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, to responding
to storm damage and raging wildfires, to deploying
overseas, supporting peacekeeping missions abroad, and
conducting multilateral exercises with allies and
partner nations, National Guard and Reserve members put
their lives on hold--away from both their families and
their civilian workplaces--to stand as a shield or a
support whenever our country is in need. When they
complete their mission, National Guard and Reserve
members return to their civilian careers and fulfill
their obligation of monthly weekend drills and annual
trainings--always ensuring they are ready to answer the
next call to serve.
We owe a profound gratitude to our National Guard and
Reserve members, as well as their civilian employers.
In supporting their talented employees' service to our
Nation, employers of National Guard and Reserve members
directly contribute to our military readiness and our
national security. As our Guard and Reserve members
navigate the challenges that accompany their service,
many civilian employers go above and beyond to support
our service members and their families. National Guard
and Reserve members should not have to worry about
their civilian employment while they are serving on a
mission, and many employers are stepping up with
generous pay and leave policies, extension of benefits
like health care for family members, and flexibility
and support for Guard and Reserve spouses to help
fulfill our sacred obligation as a Nation to always
take care of those who serve in uniform.
My Administration understands the national security
imperative behind improving the well-being of our
service members and their families as they balance the
pressures of their civilian careers with the demands of
military service. Through the First Lady's work with
Joining Forces, we are committed to supporting military
and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors through
economic and entrepreneurship opportunities, support
for military child education, and health and well-being
resources. Ensuring continuing economic opportunities
for military and veteran families through meaningful
employment is essential, and we are grateful for all of
the employers who understand the value in hiring and
retaining National Guard and Reserve members and their
spouses.
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The Biden family is a National Guard family, and we are
forever grateful and in awe of those who, like our son
Beau, understand that duty and service to others is
what makes us who we are as Americans. We understand
some of the unique challenges that National Guard and
Reserve members and their families face--challenges
that are made smaller because of the incredible,
patriotic support of their employers. I encourage all
Americans to join me in recognizing and thanking
employers of our National Guard and Reserve members for
their vast contributions to our economy, our
communities, and the success of our Nation and our
Armed Forces. I also encourage National Guard and
Reserve members to recognize their employers who have
gone above and beyond in supporting them with the
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the
Department of Defense program that promotes cooperation
and understanding between civilian employers and their
National Guard and Reserve employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 15
through August 21, 2021, as National Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve Week. I call upon the people
of the United States, State and local officials,
private organizations, and all military commanders to
honor employers of National Guard and Reserve members
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2021-17801
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