Presidential Document2022-21141
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2022
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Published
September 28, 2022
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September 23, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58709-58710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21141]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2022
/ Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 10455 of September 23, 2022
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today and always, we honor the families of American
service members who made the ultimate sacrifice to
protect our lives and our liberties. Let us remember
the heroes they lost, share in their grief, and support
them as they navigate life without their loved ones by
their sides.
The world teaches us time and again that peace is never
guaranteed and that the blessings of a free society can
never be taken for granted. As we again see the advance
of authoritarianism around the globe, our Nation's
service members continue to preserve and defend an idea
rooted in freedom and democracy: the idea of the United
States of America. They answer duty's call, prepared to
sacrifice everything to keep our country safe and our
fundamental principles strong and secure.
At every step, the families of these patriots share in
the sacrifice--their service too often unseen, their
heroism too often unsung. Military service often
requires loved ones to celebrate life's milestones
apart, parents to raise children alone, and partners to
forgo each other's wisdom, comfort, and love when it is
needed most. Deployments can bring uncertainty and
fear--something my family has experienced firsthand.
And for those who receive that devastating news--that
their loved one is not returning home--life is never
the same.
No words can fill the hole left in the heart of each of
our Nation's Gold Star families. No ceremonies can
replace the missing pieces of their souls. But we must
never fail to recognize all these families have given
for our Nation. We will uphold our fundamental duty to
remember the lives of our fallen warriors and honor our
sacred obligation to stand by their surviving
families--always. And through my Administration's
Joining Forces initiative, we will ensure that all
military and veteran families, caregivers, and
survivors have what they need to begin healing.
On Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, our country
renews its pledge to ensure that these heroes' families
have the resources and the support they need in their
loved ones' absences. We honor the Gold Star families
who are there for one another even in their own grief,
bringing solace to others who understand their pain.
And on behalf of a grateful Nation, we thank these
families for their service and their sacrifice. May God
bless our troops and may God bless our Gold Star
families.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June
23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the
last Sunday in September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day.''
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 Sunday,
September 25, 2022, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's
Day. I call upon all Government officials to display
the flag of the United States over Government buildings
on this special day. I also encourage the American
people to display the flag and hold appropriate
ceremonies as a public expression of our Nation's
gratitude and respect for our Gold Star Mothers and
Families.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-third day of September, 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-
seventh.
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[FR Doc. 2022-21141
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