Presidential Document2022-11322
Armed Forces Day, 2022
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May 24, 2022
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May 20, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11322]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 /
Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 10400 of May 20, 2022
Armed Forces Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Armed Forces Day, we share our unending appreciation
for the proud patriots who answer the call to serve,
taking the sacred oath to defend our Constitution. The
brave members of our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, and National Guard and
Reserve forces represent the best of our Nation. Today
and every day, we honor their immeasurable service on
behalf of our grateful Nation.
On this special day of tribute, we recognize the
sacrifices that our service members and their families
make on our behalf, and we recommit to our solemn duty
to support them as they protect us. Our Nation has a
sacred obligation to properly equip and prepare our
troops when we send them in to harm's way and to
support them--both while they are serving abroad and
when they return home--as well as their families,
caregivers, and survivors. We must meet this
obligation.
My Administration's unity agenda focuses on key issues
that bring Americans together: supporting our veterans,
beating the opioid epidemic, addressing our national
mental health crisis, and ending cancer as we know it.
Each of these issues impact our military community, and
each is essential to meeting our obligation to our
troops, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Mental health issues pose a real challenge to our
service members and their families, and my
Administration will continue to strengthen the tools,
resources, and support for our military community so
our brave service members, who have answered the call
to serve, can thrive. This includes taking bold action
to reduce suicide among service members, veterans, and
their families.
The success of our Armed Forces also rests on every
member of our military community feeling that their
safety and ability to prosper is prioritized as they
defend our Nation. That is why my Administration is so
focused on addressing the potential adverse
consequences related to toxic exposures or exposures to
other environmental hazards during deployment or in
garrison.
Safety for our troops also means addressing the scourge
of sexual harassment and sexual assault in our
military. We have already taken important steps. In
December, I was proud to sign into law historic
military justice reforms as part of the 2022 National
Defense Authorization Act. The Department of Defense is
working to implement these critical changes, alongside
recommendations from the Independent Review Commission
on Sexual Assault in the Military for prevention,
climate and culture, and victim care and support. Much
work still lies ahead to deliver the progress that our
troops deserve, and this will remain a top priority for
my Administration.
Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths as a
Nation, and we will continue to strive for our Armed
Forces to reflect society at every level within its
ranks. Ensuring equal opportunity and greater
inclusivity will bolster the strength of our military
and make sure every American knows they can succeed and
thrive as a member of the United States Armed Forces.
We are renewing our efforts to address the recruitment,
retention,
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and well-being of women in the military as well as
providing a path to service for other under-represented
groups.
As we look around the world today, we are reminded
again that freedom comes at great cost. Throughout our
history, brave Americans have always stepped forward to
defend our liberties--willing to pay the price to keep
our country safe. Our Nation's Armed Forces are the
best in the world. And we know that it is not only the
person who wears our Nation's uniform that serves.
Their loved ones serve as well. Today, we also honor
the families, caregivers, and survivors of our Armed
Forces--all those who sacrifice on our behalf and who
give their all to support the service members they
stand behind.
On Armed Forces Day, we salute our brave service
members, whose dedication and sacrifice ensure that our
Nation's Armed Forces are unmatched in strength, unity,
and resilience. They are the greatest fighting force
the world has ever known.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, and Commander in Chief of
the Armed Forces of the United States, continuing the
precedent of my predecessors in office, do hereby
proclaim the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces
Day.
I direct the Secretary of Defense, on behalf of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and
the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of the
Coast Guard, to plan for appropriate observances each
year, with the Secretary of Defense responsible for
soliciting the participation and cooperation of civil
authorities and private citizens. I invite the
Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States to provide for the observance of
Armed Forces Day within their respective jurisdictions
each year in an appropriate manner designed to increase
public understanding and appreciation of the Armed
Forces of the United States. I also invite veterans,
civic leaders, and other organizations to join in the
observance of Armed Forces Day each year.
Finally, I call upon all Americans to display the flag
of the United States at their homes and businesses on
Armed Forces Day, and I urge citizens to learn more
about military service by attending and participating
in the local observances of the day.
Proclamation 10210 of May 14, 2021, is hereby
superseded.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twentieth day of May, 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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[FR Doc. 2022-11322
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