Presidential Document2022-07261
Month of the Military Child, 2022
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Published
April 5, 2022
Signed
March 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19581-19582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07261]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10357 of March 31, 2022
Month of the Military Child, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each April, the Month of the Military Child provides a
chance for us to recognize and thank the children of
our service members and veterans. I have always
believed that America has a sacred obligation to
prepare our troops when we send them into harm's way
and to support them and their families both while they
are deployed and after they return home. The First Lady
and I recognize that it is not only those who wear the
uniform that serve our country--it is also their loved
ones, and especially their children. In the timeless
words of the poet John Milton, ``They also serve who
only stand and wait.''
Military-connected children shoulder the burdens of
service, facing unique challenges from a young age.
They move frequently with their families--leaving
friends, schools, and communities behind. They say
goodbye to deploying family members, not knowing when
they will see them again. Some of these young people
endure deployments and separations, spending months or
even years away from their beloved parent. Birthdays,
holidays, graduations, and other important milestones
are celebrated with just a phone call or virtual hug.
The First Lady and I witnessed these sacrifices
firsthand, when our grandchildren experienced their
father's deployment to Iraq.
Even after their parent has left the military, children
can continue to face challenges as their parent
transitions to civilian life and they may be called on
to care for wounds or injuries their parent suffered
during their service. Too many live with the pain and
loss of a parent or family member who made the ultimate
sacrifice in service to our country.
This month--and every month--we share our gratitude for
these children. We recognize the hardships they face
and commit to supporting the physical, social, and
emotional health and safety of their families. That is
why the White House's Joining Forces initiative, guided
by the First Lady, is focused on supporting the
military and veteran families, caregivers, and
survivors.
As a symbol of our support and gratitude to our
military children, during the Month of the Military
Child, the Department of Defense uses the color
purple--representing all services in the military
community. I encourage Americans everywhere to find
ways to support our military-connected children,
including by wearing purple to honor their service. Let
us recommit ourselves to our sacred obligation to
provide our military children and their families with
the full support of our communities and our Government.
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 laws of
the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2022 as the
Month of the Military Child. I call upon the people of
the United States to honor military children with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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