[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 80355-80356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22944]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10818 of September 27, 2024

                
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On this solemn day, we honor the memories of the 
                patriots who served our Nation, defended our freedom, 
                and made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We 
                hold close to our hearts the Gold Star mothers and 
                fathers, wives and husbands, sisters and brothers, 
                daughters and sons, and other loved ones, who grieve 
                their loss and carry on their legacy. And we recommit 
                to fulfilling our sacred obligation to care for all of 
                our Gold Star families.

                Each of our service members is a link in the chain of 
                honor that stretches back to the founding days of our 
                Nation. They are bound not just by their bravery but 
                also by their commitment to an idea unlike any other in 
                human history: the idea of the United States of 
                America. Decade after decade, our service members have 
                fought for our freedom and the freedom of others 
                because they knew that freedom has never been 
                guaranteed. And just as our fallen heroes have kept the 
                ultimate faith in our country and our democracy, we 
                must keep faith in them.

                To everyone who has loved and lost someone in the 
                service of our country and to everyone with a loved one 
                still missing or unaccounted for, I know how hard these 
                days of remembrance can be. No matter how much time has 
                passed or how much pride you have in their legacy, the 
                grief and the hurt never fully go away. The First Lady 
                and I are keeping all Gold Star families in our 
                prayers. Since I took office, I have signed over 30 
                bipartisan laws supporting service members and veterans 
                as well as their families, caregivers, and survivors. 
                And I will continue to do everything I can to support 
                our Gold Star families, to whom our Nation owes a debt 
                of gratitude we can never fully repay.

                Today, we join Gold Star families in their grief and 
                express our gratitude: gratitude to our fallen heroes, 
                gratitude for the sacrifices of the families left 
                behind, and gratitude to the brave souls who continue 
                to uphold the flame of liberty all across our country 
                and around the world. Because of them, our country 
                stands today. As we honor Gold Star Mother's and 
                Family's Day, we recommit to making a more perfect 
                Union, for which our fallen heroes lived and died. That 
                is our promise.

                The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 
                23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the 
                last Sunday in September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day.''

                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 Sunday, 
                September 29, 2024, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's 
                Day. I call upon all Government officials to display 
                the flag of the United States over Government buildings 
                on this special day. I also encourage the American 
                people to display the flag and hold appropriate 
                ceremonies as a public expression of our Nation's 
                gratitude and respect for our Gold Star Mothers and 
                Families.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of September, in the year of our 
                Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence 
                of the United States of America the two hundred and 
                forty-ninth.
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