[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57329-57330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18246]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10607 of August 18, 2023

                
National Employer Support of the Guard and 
                Reserve Week, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The United States military is the greatest fighting 
                force in the history of the world--and that's in no 
                small part due to our National Guard and Reserve 
                members, who stand ready to defend our Nation at a 
                moment's notice. Just as these brave women and men have 
                shown ultimate faith to our country, many of their 
                employers have gone above and beyond to keep faith with 
                them. This week, we honor our Guard and Reserve troops 
                for all that they sacrifice to keep our country and 
                their communities safe. And we thank their employers, 
                whose support makes their service possible.

                Our National Guard and Reserve members are not only a 
                source of pride for the military, they are also often 
                the bedrock of their communities. While serving as 
                citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard and 
                Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen 
                of the Reserve, they serve as teachers, pastors, public 
                servants, engineers, medical professionals, small 
                business owners, mothers, fathers, and so much more. 
                Every day, they balance the competing demands of 
                civilian life and military service, including leaving 
                their communities at a moment's notice when our country 
                calls.

                Many patriotic employers have stepped up to do all that 
                they can to support the mission of their Guard and 
                Reserve employees. They offer generous leave policies 
                while service members are deployed or undergoing 
                military training. They ensure that spouses and 
                families maintain access to health care and benefits 
                while their loved ones are away. And they demonstrate 
                steadfast support for the service members who sacrifice 
                so much for all of us. That matters--it ensures that 
                our National Guard and Reserve members can continue to 
                strengthen our national security while maintaining 
                meaningful roles at home.

                The Biden family is a National Guard family, and we 
                remain inspired by all Americans who choose to serve 
                something bigger than themselves, just as our son Major 
                Beau Biden did in the Delaware Army National Guard. We 
                owe our troops, including our Guard and Reserve 
                members, a debt of gratitude that we can never fully 
                repay. During National Employer Support of the Guard 
                and Reserve Week, let us also show our appreciation to 
                employers for all that they do to support the brave 
                Americans who stand at the ready to dare all, risk all, 
                and give all for our Nation.

                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 20 
                through August 26, 2023, 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 
                eighteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
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[FR Doc. 2023-18246
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