Presidential Document2024-09823
Loyalty Day, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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April 30, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36669-36670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09823]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10743 of April 30, 2024
Loyalty Day, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America is home to people from every place on Earth,
some whose ancestors have been here for thousands of
years and others who have only just arrived. We all
came from somewhere, but we are all American--loyal not
to a person or a place but to an idea: We are all
created equal and deserve to be treated equally
throughout our lives. This idea is our Nation's North
Star. While we have never fully lived up to it, we have
never stopped pursuing it. This Loyalty Day, we promise
to always keep fighting for a more perfect Union.
Our Nation's North Star guided us through historic
challenges to Nation-defining triumphs. Through
abolition, the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great
Depression, World Wars, and the Civil Rights Movement,
the idea of America animated our many movements and
gave us hope for a better future. Today, that light--
that promise--still shines brightly as we build an
America that is more prosperous, free, and just.
Now more than ever, we must stay loyal to our North
Star and the founding values that are the bedrock of
this Nation. In the face of forces that want to pull
America back into the past, we must honor our
Constitution and uphold the rule of law. We must
respect free and fair elections and honor the will of
the people. We must reject violence as a political tool
and stamp out hate, giving it no safe harbor in
America. We must open the doors of opportunity wider
for everyone and remember that diversity is our
greatest strength. We must respect the dignity and
integrity of our service members, who put their lives
on the line for our flag. We must believe in honesty,
decency, and respect for others as well as patriotism,
justice for all, and possibilities.
Today, we also recognize the men and women across the
country who have protected and defended our Nation. We
owe a debt of gratitude to our brave service members
and veterans along with their families, caregivers, and
survivors, who have sacrificed so much to defend our
democracy around the globe. We thank all the courageous
first responders who protect our communities, the
diplomats who support and protect American citizens
abroad, and all the hardworking Americans who are the
engines of our economy and strengthen our Nation.
This Loyalty Day, we recognize that nothing about our
democracy is guaranteed--we must defend it, protect it,
and stand up for it. Our democracy began and will be
preserved in ``We the People,'' in the habits of our
hearts, and in our character--in an optimism that is
tested yet endures, a courage that digs deep when we
need it, and an empathy that fuels our hearts and
inspires all of us to see each other not as enemies but
as fellow Americans.
To celebrate our shared American spirit and the
sacrifices so many of our fellow citizens have made,
the Congress, by Public Law 85-529, as amended, has
designated the first day of May each year as Loyalty
Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1,
2024, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty
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Day, I call upon the people of the United States to
join in this national observance, display the American
Flag, and pledge allegiance to our Republic for which
it stands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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