[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 7821--Gold Star Mother's Day, 2004



Proclamation 7822--National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2004


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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 29, 2004 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 7821 of September 25, 2004

                
Gold Star Mother's Day, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Americans have always answered the call to serve our 
                Nation. Many brave American men and women have made the 
                ultimate sacrifice to defend freedom's blessings, and 
                no one feels their loss more deeply than their mothers. 
                On Gold Star Mother's Day, we remember these mothers 
                who have suffered the loss of a son or daughter through 
                service to our country. We honor their courage and 
                perseverance and the memory of their children.

                Across our Nation, these compassionate and generous 
                women are volunteering to serve veterans, helping 
                families of service members, supporting educational 
                programs that promote patriotism and citizenship, and 
                turning their grief into action. They inspire all 
                Americans with their compassion and service. On this 
                day, people across America join together to honor our 
                Gold Star mothers and send our gratitude, prayers, and 
                best wishes to them and to their families.

                The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 
                23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the 
                last Sunday in September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day,'' 
                and has authorized and requested the President to issue 
                a proclamation in observance of this day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, 
                September 26, 2004, as Gold Star Mother's Day. I call 
                upon all Government officials to display the flag of 
                the United States over Government buildings on this 
                solemn day. I also encourage the American people to 
                display the flag and hold appropriate meetings in their 
                homes, places of worship, or other suitable places as a 
                public expression of the sympathy and respect that our 
                Nation holds for our Gold Star Mothers.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
                ninth.

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