Presidential Document2021-20036
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2021
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September 15, 2021
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September 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 51261-51262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20036]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10254 of September 10, 2021
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and
Remembrance, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Twenty years ago, the United States endured one of the
most unconscionable tragedies in our country's history.
The cowardly terrorist attacks on the World Trade
Center, the Pentagon, and onboard United Flight 93 cut
short the lives of 2,977 innocent people. These attacks
tore a hole in the heart of our Nation, and the pain of
this tragedy still remains. Each year on this somber
date, we remember the horror and bravery shown that
day, just as we remember how we came together, united
in grief and in purpose. Each year, we renew our solemn
vow to never forget what happened on September 11,
2001, or those who lost their lives.
On Patriot Day and National Day of Service and
Remembrance, we honor every life that was taken too
soon. We honor the first responders--firefighters, law
enforcement officers, emergency workers, and service
members--who answered the call of duty, and the brave
civilians who rushed into action to save lives that
day. Their courage embodies the American spirit and
resilience, and their heroism continues to inspire new
generations of Americans.
My mother used to say that ``courage lies in every
heart, and one day it will be summoned.'' It was
summoned and shown by those who responded to the events
on 9/11. First responders, emergency workers, and
civilians ran to where the devastation was the
greatest, where death came in an instant but where
there were survivors to be found; a determined group of
heroes onboard United Flight 93 sacrificed their lives
to save the lives of others--in every case, Americans
faced the unimaginable with resolve and courage. Today
and every day, we draw hope from the strength and
selflessness of those who stepped up to serve their
fellow man and our Nation on that tragic day.
We also remember the patriotism and valor of our
service members who pursued our attackers, delivered
justice to Osama bin Laden, and degraded al-Qa'ida. We
will keep our sacred obligation to care for our service
members and veterans who served in Afghanistan over the
last 20 years, as well as their families, caregivers,
and survivors.
Over the last two decades the American people have
demonstrated that the harder the circumstances, the
more resilient and stronger we become. Our shared love
of country and our shared values--regardless of race,
gender, religion, origin, or economic status--unite us
as Americans against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Today, on this Patriot Day and National Day of Service
and Remembrance, we move forward as one Nation, united
by our common goal of liberty and justice for all. We
remember those killed on September 11, 2001, and honor
them through acts of service. I encourage all Americans
to visit <a href="http://americorps.gov/911-day">americorps.gov/911-day</a> to learn about and seek
opportunities to serve others on this day and to
demonstrate once again that the ideals we hold, which
many have tried to attack and destroy, are the very
bonds that hold us together--even tighter in times of
peril.
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By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001
(Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated
September 11 of each year as ``Patriot Day,'' and by
Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the
Congress has requested the observance of September 11
as an annually recognized ``National Day of Service and
Remembrance.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
September 11, 2021, as Patriot Day and National Day of
Service and Remembrance. I call upon all departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to
display the flag of the United States at half-staff on
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on
September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the
United States and its Territories and interested
organizations and individuals to join in this
observance. I call upon the people of the United States
to participate in community service in honor of those
our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate
ceremonies and activities, including remembrance
services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning
at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the
innocent victims who perished as a result of the
terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
tenth day of September, 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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