Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 88, No. 162 

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 

Title 3— 

The President 

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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57330 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 / Presidential Documents 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18246 

Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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