Presidential Document2023-16400
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2023
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July 31, 2023
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July 26, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49991-49992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16400]
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Vol. 88
Monday,
No. 145
July 31, 2023
Part IV
The President
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Proclamation 10604--National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2023
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 145 / Monday, July 31, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10604 of July 26, 2023
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Alliance
between the United States and the Republic of Korea--an
unbreakable bond forged by American and Korean service
members who fought side-by-side from 1950 to 1953.
These patriots braved dangers and deprivations, facing
down war and death in defense of democracy. Today, we
remember their service. Together, we honor their
sacrifice--including more than 36,000 Americans and
more than 7,000 Korean Augmentation to the United
States Army soldiers who laid down their lives for a
world of greater liberty and freedom.
During President Yoon's recent trip to the United
States, we visited the Korean War Veterans Memorial--
laying wreaths in honor of the brave Korean and
American women and men who served and sacrificed. It
was a solemn reminder that our Alliance was not born
out of shared borders but shared beliefs--including
democracy, security, and freedom. Today, those beliefs
are upheld by the thousands of Korean and American
troops who continue to stand together on the Korean
Peninsula. And they remain the source of our shared
strength--keeping the Alliance between the Republic of
Korea and the United States the linchpin of peace,
stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region
and, increasingly, around the world.
Today, we also pause to remember the thousands of
United States troops who went missing in action during
the Korean War. That includes Army Corporal Luther H.
Story, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his
extraordinary heroism during a battle on the Pusan
Perimeter in 1950. Our Nation was able to bring
Corporal Story home this year when his remains were
finally identified and returned to his family. And we
will never stop working to bring home every one of our
missing heroes.
Today--70 years after the armistice was signed by
representatives of the United States as head of the
United Nations Command, the People's Republic of China,
and North Korea--let us honor the Korean War Veterans
who fought to defend the security and stability we
enjoy today. Let us renew our commitment to the
democratic values for which they served and sacrificed.
And together, let us continue to ensure that our
Alliance with the Republic of Korea continues to
contribute to global peace and prosperity.
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 July 27, 2023,
as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. On this
day, I encourage all Americans to reflect on the
strength, sacrifices, and sense of duty of our Korean
War Veterans and bestow upon them the high honor they
deserve. I call upon all Americans to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor
and give thanks to our distinguished Korean War
Veterans.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-sixth day of July, 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-
eighth.
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[FR Doc. 2023-16400
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