Presidential Document2022-11992
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2022
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June 2, 2022
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May 27, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33413-33414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11992]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10404 of May 27, 2022
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Memorial Day, we remember the patriots who gave
their lives in the service of America, in the service
of freedom, and in the service of justice. They made
the ultimate sacrifice to defend our Constitution and
our democracy. We are free because they were brave, and
we live by the light of the flame of liberty they kept
burning. They are all heroes, and our Nation is forever
grateful.
Those who wear the uniform of the United States Armed
Forces know the pride of service and what it means to
dedicate themselves to a cause greater than themselves.
These women and men put their lives on the line for an
idea--the idea of America. They are the best of us. On
this day, as we honor the fallen angels who consecrated
this great Nation and the ideals that we stand for with
their blood, we rededicate ourselves to the unending
work of bringing our country ever closer to that more
perfect Union for which they died.
Today and every day, we ask God to protect our troops,
to shine light perpetual upon the fallen, and to bring
comfort to their families. To those who mourn a loved
one, and to America's Gold Star Families who have lost
a loved one in conflict, my heart aches for you. Our
Nation owes you and those you have lost a tremendous
debt that we can never fully repay. On Memorial Day, we
vow to honor their memories and support the families,
caregivers, and survivors they left behind.
As we honor the memories of our fallen heroes, we are
grateful for the future they made possible for us and
rededicate ourselves to seeking enduring peace. Our
heroes gave their lives for our country, and they live
forever in our hearts--forever proud, forever
honorable, and forever American.
In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service
members, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved
May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested
that the President issue a proclamation calling on the
people of the United States to observe each Memorial
Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and
designating a period on that day when the people of the
United States might unite in prayer and reflection. The
Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also designated
3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all
Americans to observe, in their own way, the National
Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, as a day of prayer for
permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in
each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when
people might unite in prayer and reflection. I urge the
press, radio, television, and all other information
media to cooperate in this observance. I further ask
all Americans to observe the National Moment of
Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on
Memorial Day.
I request the Governors of the United States and its
Commonwealths and Territories, and the appropriate
officials of all units of government, to direct that
the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this
Memorial Day on
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all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout
the United States and in all areas under its
jurisdiction and control. I also request the people of
the United States to display the flag at half-staff
from their homes for the customary forenoon period.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-seventh 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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