Presidential Document2024-18875
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2024
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August 21, 2024
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August 16, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 67517-67518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18875]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 21, 2024 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10791 of August 16, 2024
National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every member of the National Guard and Reserve forms a
link in the chain of honor that stretches back far
before our Nation's founding. Throughout the centuries,
these extraordinary citizens have committed themselves
to a life of service and sacrifice for the United
States. During National Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve Week, we show gratitude for the members of
our National Guard and Reserve, who protect, defend,
and serve our Nation. And we thank their patriotic
civilian employers, who go above and beyond to support
their mission.
The First Lady and I have a special place in our hearts
for the National Guard and Reserve because our son
Major Beau Biden served in the Delaware Army National
Guard. We know firsthand the sacrifices these brave
women and men make. The members of our National Guard
and Reserve must be ready to answer the call of duty at
a moment's notice--leaving their civilian jobs behind
to serve on missions across the country and around the
world. It is a sacrifice that requires agility to adapt
to an often unpredictable schedule that affects not
only their lives and their families, but their
employers as well.
That is why, this week, we thank all the outstanding
employers who go above and beyond to ensure the members
of our National Guard and Reserve receive the critical
support they need. Employers have stepped up when they
are away for military training or deployed--from
offering flexible leave policies to ensuring their
families continue to have access to health care and
benefits. Our National Guard and Reserve members'
civilian employers empower them to take on critical
missions that support national security efforts and
keep all of us safe.
Our National Guard and Reserve service members serve to
preserve our freedom because they know that freedom is
never guaranteed. Every generation has to earn it,
fight for it, and defend it. Our service members'
sacrifices ensure that America continues to have the
greatest fighting force in the history of the world,
and we are grateful to all the employers across the
country who help make it possible. These employers are
a reminder that there is truly nothing we cannot
accomplish as a Nation if we work together. This week,
may we show our gratitude for our troops and all the
employers who support their mission.
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 18
through August 24, 2024, 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
sixteenth day of August, 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-
ninth.
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