Presidential Documents

71263 

Federal Register 

Vol. 88, No. 197 

Friday, October 13, 2023 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10651 of October 10, 2023 

General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of General Casimir Pulaski—whose 

story is forever woven into our Nation’s fight for independence and who 

remains a source of inspiration for all those standing for the cause of 

freedom around the world. 

Born and raised in Warsaw, General Pulaski long fought against the Russian 

domination of Poland. In 1777—after learning of our young Nation’s aspiration for independence—he stepped up to serve alongside American soldiers 

in the Revolutionary War, including leading a critical counterattack that 

helped slow British advances. In 1779, General Pulaski made the ultimate 

sacrifice for our country—giving his life so that our Nation and our ideas 

of freedom, equality, and democracy might live. 

General Pulaski’s heroism represents just one of the countless contributions 

that Polish people have made to promote liberty around the world—contributions we continue to see today. Since Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion 

of Ukraine last year, the world has witnessed countless acts of courage 

and conviction by the people of Poland for the causes of freedom and 

human decency. They have donated tanks, artillery, and aircraft to support 

Ukraine’s self-defense and have become a key hub for aid from other partners. 

As I have seen first-hand during my trips to Poland these past 2 years, 

they have embraced Ukrainian refugees during this dark moment, offering 

them safety, hope, and light. 

General Pulaski famously wrote to George Washington regarding the fight 

for our independence, ‘‘I came here, where freedom is being defended, 

to serve it, and to live or die for it.’’ He laid down his life, not for a 

place, person, or President but for an idea unlike any other idea in all 

of human history—the idea of the United States of America, a citadel of 

liberty and beacon of freedom. As we pay tribute to his life and service, 

may we also honor our friends in Poland and our vibrant Polish American 

community, which continues to uphold his legacy and keep the flame of 

freedom burning bright. 

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 laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2023, as 

General Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to commemorate 

this occasion with appropriate programs and activities paying tribute to 

General Casimir Pulaski and honoring all those who champion freedom 

around the world. 


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71264 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2023 / Presidential Documents 

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

October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyeighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22828 

Filed 10–12–23; 11:15 am] 

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