Presidential Document2023-18246
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2023
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August 23, 2023
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August 18, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57329-57330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18246]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10607 of August 18, 2023
National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The United States military is the greatest fighting
force in the history of the world--and that's in no
small part due to our National Guard and Reserve
members, who stand ready to defend our Nation at a
moment's notice. Just as these brave women and men have
shown ultimate faith to our country, many of their
employers have gone above and beyond to keep faith with
them. This week, we honor our Guard and Reserve troops
for all that they sacrifice to keep our country and
their communities safe. And we thank their employers,
whose support makes their service possible.
Our National Guard and Reserve members are not only a
source of pride for the military, they are also often
the bedrock of their communities. While serving as
citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard and
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen
of the Reserve, they serve as teachers, pastors, public
servants, engineers, medical professionals, small
business owners, mothers, fathers, and so much more.
Every day, they balance the competing demands of
civilian life and military service, including leaving
their communities at a moment's notice when our country
calls.
Many patriotic employers have stepped up to do all that
they can to support the mission of their Guard and
Reserve employees. They offer generous leave policies
while service members are deployed or undergoing
military training. They ensure that spouses and
families maintain access to health care and benefits
while their loved ones are away. And they demonstrate
steadfast support for the service members who sacrifice
so much for all of us. That matters--it ensures that
our National Guard and Reserve members can continue to
strengthen our national security while maintaining
meaningful roles at home.
The Biden family is a National Guard family, and we
remain inspired by all Americans who choose to serve
something bigger than themselves, just as our son Major
Beau Biden did in the Delaware Army National Guard. We
owe our troops, including our Guard and Reserve
members, a debt of gratitude that we can never fully
repay. During National Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve Week, let us also show our appreciation to
employers for all that they do to support the brave
Americans who stand at the ready to dare all, risk all,
and give all for our Nation.
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 August 20
through August 26, 2023, as National Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve Week. I call upon all
Americans to observe this week by honoring our National
Guard and Reserve service members, who sacrifice so
much to keep our country and communities safe and
secure, and to commend the employers who empower these
service members to thrive.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of August, 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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