Presidential Documents

47867 

Federal Register 

Vol. 74, No. 179 

Thursday, September 17, 2009 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 8415 of September 14, 2009 

National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 

2009 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Citizens willing to serve in uniform when duty calls have helped protect 

our freedom and security since our Nation’s founding more than 200 years 

ago. During times of peace, they have worked in our cities and towns, 

contributing their skill and energy to local businesses, schools, and civic 

organizations. During times of strife at home and abroad, they have served 

with distinction, protecting the United States from domestic and foreign 

threats. In commemorating National Employer Support of the Guard and 

Reserve Week, we honor the courageous members of our Guard and Reserve 

and their employers, whose support strengthens our Armed Forces and 

helps protect our country. 

Our Guard and Reserve personnel are training arduously and serving valiantly 

as they are called upon to meet new challenges. Active here at home and 

in overseas operations, they are a key component in our national defense. 

Members of our Guard and Reserve serve with honor at home and in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other regions around the world, and they are willing to 

make the ultimate sacrifice for our country. They help respond to natural 

disasters and humanitarian emergencies, and protect against threats to our 

national security. Our Nation owes a debt of gratitude to these brave men 

and women who balance the demands of civilian and military life. 

Through their continued support and flexibility, employers across the country 

bolster the efforts of members of the Guard and Reserve. Employers often 

make financial and organizational sacrifices in the interest of our national 

security. The commitment of these employers helps ensure that our troops 

are mission-ready and provides a measure of assurance, comfort, and pride 

to those who leave their jobs and families behind as they are deployed. 

The United States is grateful to the many businesses and organizations 

that enable Guard and Reserve personnel to remain engaged in both their 

professional and their military careers. 

The United States has always benefited from the contributions of those 

willing to depart the comforts of home to answer the call of duty. Today, 

the American people celebrate the service and sacrifice of members of our 

Guard and Reserve as we pay special tribute to their employers for their 

admirable dedication and support. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 of America, do hereby proclaim September 

13 through September 19, 2009, as National Employer Support of the Guard 

and Reserve Week. I encourage all Americans to join me in expressing 

our heartfelt thanks to the members of the National Guard and Reserve 

and their civilian employers. I also call on State and local officials, private 

organizations, and all military commanders, to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. 


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47868 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 179 / Thursday, September 17, 2009 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day 

of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. 

[FR Doc. E9–22584 

Filed 9–16–09; 11:15 am] 

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