Presidential Document2021-24122
National Veterans and Military Families Month, 2021
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November 3, 2021
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October 29, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 60547-60548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24122]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 3, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10303 of October 29, 2021
National Veterans and Military Families Month,
2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America has the greatest Armed Forces in the history of
the world. To those who serve and those that serve
alongside them--their families and caregivers--we owe a
debt we can never fully repay. During National Veterans
and Military Families Month, we recognize and thank
them for their indispensable contributions and
immeasurable sacrifices in support of our national
security. As we approach this season of thanksgiving,
we send our gratitude to millions of service members,
veterans, military families, caregivers, and survivors
who have served and continue to serve our Nation. I
have said many times, and it comes from my heart--we as
a Nation have a sacred obligation to properly equip and
prepare our troops when we send them in to harm's way
and to support them and their families, both while they
are deployed and when they return home.
The First Lady and I know that it is not only the
person who wears the uniform serving our country but
also their families who make enormous sacrifices for
our Nation. As the poet John Milton wrote, ``They also
serve who only stand and wait.'' We understand the
feelings of pride, uncertainty, and fear when a loved
one is deployed. Every morning, you wake up and say
that extra prayer for them.
Our veteran and military families do so much and ask
for little. They are strong and adaptable, changing
course to accommodate the needs of our country, often
foregoing personal wishes. They are capable and proud,
holding down the home front during their loved one's
deployments, coping through their absence and the risk
of danger, and helping them readjust when they come
home.
These families and their Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen,
Marines, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen, are simply the
best America has to offer. When they do not have what
they need to thrive, it is not only individuals who
suffer. If service members are worried that their
spouse is struggling to keep food on the table or that
their child is having a hard time at school, it is
harder to focus on their mission. That is why
supporting military families is a national security
imperative.
Since the earliest days of my Administration, we have
been committed to a whole-of-government approach to
responding to the real-time needs of our military and
veteran families. Through Joining Forces, the White
House initiative to support veteran and military
families, caregivers, and survivors, my Administration
is addressing military spouse employment and
entrepreneurship, military child education, and family
health and well-being. The First Lady has met with our
Nation's military and veteran families, caregivers,
survivors, and advocates to learn how we can better
support and prioritize their needs. Those discussions
help inform the efforts across the Government to share
data, create innovative solutions, and implement
evidence-based programs and policies. In September,
Joining Forces and the National Security Council
released a report outlining the first round of
Administration-wide commitments and proposals for
supporting military
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and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. We are
committed to continuing these efforts because we must,
and we will, honor our sacred obligation to support our
military and veteran families and ensure they receive
the resources they need to thrive.
Throughout November, we show our appreciation to the
spouses, partners, children, caregivers, and survivors
of our service members and veterans for their selfless
sacrifice on behalf of the Nation. We honor them and
their invaluable contributions; we share their pride in
our Armed Forces; and we will never forget what they
and their loved ones do for us.
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 November 2021
as National Veterans and Military Families Month. I
call upon the people of the United States to honor
veterans and military families with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of October, 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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