Presidential Document2023-10540
Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2023
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Published
May 16, 2023
Signed
May 11, 2023
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 31143-31144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10540]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 94 / Tuesday, May 16, 2023 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10576 of May 11, 2023
Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The English poet John Milton wrote, ``They also serve
who only stand and wait.'' Today, we honor the nearly
one million military spouses who serve and strengthen
our Nation alongside their loved ones in uniform. While
navigating the many demands of life in a military
family, they remain strong, caring, and resourceful--
representing the very best of who we are as Americans.
Like our service members, military spouses know what it
means to make sacrifices for our values and freedoms--
stepping up every day to shoulder the unique burdens
that come with military life. They selflessly care for
others, often balancing their responsibilities at home
and work while praying that their spouse returns home
safely. They bring their diverse talents to all sectors
to provide for their families and communities, even in
the face of demanding and difficult circumstances. They
strive to make birthdays and holidays special, even
when there is an empty seat at the dinner table. And
during some of life's toughest moments, military
spouses are there for each other--forging lasting
friendships grounded in support, service, and
selflessness.
Our Nation has many obligations, but we have only one
truly sacred obligation: to prepare those we send into
harm's way and to care for them and their families
while they are deployed and when they return home--
including our military spouses. My Administration is
working to ensure we meet this obligation, including
through the First Lady's Joining Forces initiative,
which is committed to supporting military and veteran
families, caregivers, and survivors. We have broadened
pathways to Federal careers for military spouses and
started a new program to connect military spouses with
private sector employers through paid fellowships. We
have expanded scholarship opportunities for many
military spouses so they can get professional licenses,
certificates, or associate degrees and find good jobs.
We are broadening parental leave for service members
and increasing access to affordable and dependable
child care--including making it easier to save for
child care and working to make pre-kindergarten
universal at all Department of Defense Education
Activity Schools. And as we continue working to ensure
military spouses have the resources they need to thrive
in all aspects of life, we call upon more communities
to hire and support military spouses, harnessing their
unique skills, strengths, and experiences.
We have asked so much of our military spouses for so
long. Yet every time Jill and I meet with spouses, we
are struck by their extraordinary commitment and
fortitude. They are the solid steel spine that bears up
under every burden and the courageous heart that rises
to every challenge, even while their service and
sacrifice too often go unsung. Today we pause to lift
up their stories, invest in their abilities, and ensure
they have the support they need to achieve their
aspirations. May God bless our military spouses and
families, and may God protect our troops.
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 May 12, 2023,
as
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I call upon the
people of the United States to honor military spouses
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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[FR Doc. 2023-10540
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