Presidential Document2023-11781
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2023
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June 1, 2023
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May 26, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35729-35730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11781]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10587 of May 26, 2023
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Memorial Day, we honor America's beloved daughters
and sons who gave their last full measure of devotion
to this Nation. We can never fully repay the debt we
owe these fallen heroes. But today, we vow to
rededicate ourselves to the work for which they gave
their lives, and we recommit to supporting the
families, caregivers, and survivors they left behind.
For generations, stretching back to the formation of
our country, these courageous people answered duty's
call, willing to give their lives for that which we all
hold dear. They fought for our Independence. They
defended our democracy. They sacrificed for our
freedom. And today, as they lie in eternal peace, we
continue to live by the light of liberty that they so
bravely kept burning bright around the world.
This is always a day where pain and pride are mixed
together. To all those who are mourning the loss of a
service member--including America's Gold Star
Families--we see you and grieve with you. And we know
that on this day especially, the pain of their absence
can feel overwhelming. But for so many of you, that
pain is wrapped around the knowledge that your loved
one was part of something bigger than any of us; that
they chose a life of mission and purpose; and that they
dared all, risked all, and gave all to preserve and
defend an idea unlike any other in human history: the
United States of America.
These brave service members are not only the heart and
soul of our country--they are the very spine. Today--
and every day--we remember their service and ultimate
sacrifice to our Nation. We reflect on our sacred and
enduring vow to care for their families. And together,
as we pause and pray, we pledge to continue defending
freedom and democracy in their honor. May God bless our
fallen heroes, and may God protect our troops.
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 29, 2023, 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
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that the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this
Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval
vessels throughout the United States and in all areas
under its jurisdiction and control. I encourage
families, friends, and neighbors to post tributes to
our fallen service members through the Veterans Legacy
Memorial at <a href="http://vlm.cem.va.gov">vlm.cem.va.gov</a> so that we may learn more
about the lives and contributions of those buried in
National, State, and Tribal veteran cemeteries. 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-sixth 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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