[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 96 (Friday, May 18, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28445-28446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2533]



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Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 8145--Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2007



Notice of May 17, 2007--Continuation of the National Emergency With 
Respect to Burma


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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8145 of May 15, 2006

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Memorial Day, Americans pause with solemn gratitude 
                and deep respect for all our fallen service men and 
                women who have given their lives for our country and 
                our freedom.

                Through the generations, the courageous and selfless 
                patriots of our Armed Forces have secured our liberty 
                and borne its great and precious cost. When it has 
                mattered most, patriots from every corner of our Nation 
                have taken up arms to uphold the ideals that make our 
                country a beacon of hope and freedom for the entire 
                world. By answering the call of duty with valor and 
                unrelenting determination, they have set a standard of 
                courage and idealism that inspires us all.

                All Americans honor the memory of the lives that have 
                been lost in defense of our freedom. Our Nation mourns 
                them, and their example of strength and perseverance 
                gives us resolve. We are also thankful to those who 
                have stood by our service men and women in times of war 
                and times of peace.

                Today, the members of our Armed Forces follow in a 
                proud tradition handed down to them by the heroes that 
                served before them. They are protecting our Nation, 
                advancing the blessings of freedom, and laying the 
                foundation for a more peaceful tomorrow through service 
                that exemplifies the good and decent character of our 
                Nation. America is grateful to all those who have worn 
                the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
                and we will never forget their sacrifices for our 
                liberty.

                On Memorial Day, we honor all those who have fallen by 
                remembering their noble sacrifice for freedom. We also 
                pray for our troops, their families, and for the peace 
                we all seek.

                In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, 
                by a joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as 
                amended (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to 
                issue a proclamation calling on the people of the 
                United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of 
                prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on 
                that day when the people of the United States might 
                unite in prayer. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, 
                has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. 
                local time on that day as a time for all Americans to 
                observe the National Moment of Remembrance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial 
                Day, May 28, 2007, as a day of prayer for permanent 
                peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each 
                locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time to unite 
                in prayer. I also ask all Americans to observe the 
                National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m., 
                local time, on Memorial Day. I encourage the media to 
                participate in these observances. I also request the 
                Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of 
                Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of all units 
                of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half 
                staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings, 
                grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United 
                States, and in all areas under its jurisdiction and 
                control. I also request the people of the United States 
                to display the flag at half staff from their homes for 
                the customary forenoon period.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. 
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