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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Presidential Documents 80355 

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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80356 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Presidential Documents 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22944 

Filed 10–1–24; 11:15 am] 

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