[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19581-19582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07261]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10357 of March 31, 2022

                
Month of the Military Child, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each April, the Month of the Military Child provides a 
                chance for us to recognize and thank the children of 
                our service members and veterans. I have always 
                believed that America has a sacred obligation to 
                prepare our troops when we send them into harm's way 
                and to support them and their families both while they 
                are deployed and after they return home. The First Lady 
                and I recognize that it is not only those who wear the 
                uniform that serve our country--it is also their loved 
                ones, and especially their children. In the timeless 
                words of the poet John Milton, ``They also serve who 
                only stand and wait.''

                Military-connected children shoulder the burdens of 
                service, facing unique challenges from a young age. 
                They move frequently with their families--leaving 
                friends, schools, and communities behind. They say 
                goodbye to deploying family members, not knowing when 
                they will see them again. Some of these young people 
                endure deployments and separations, spending months or 
                even years away from their beloved parent. Birthdays, 
                holidays, graduations, and other important milestones 
                are celebrated with just a phone call or virtual hug. 
                The First Lady and I witnessed these sacrifices 
                firsthand, when our grandchildren experienced their 
                father's deployment to Iraq.

                Even after their parent has left the military, children 
                can continue to face challenges as their parent 
                transitions to civilian life and they may be called on 
                to care for wounds or injuries their parent suffered 
                during their service. Too many live with the pain and 
                loss of a parent or family member who made the ultimate 
                sacrifice in service to our country.

                This month--and every month--we share our gratitude for 
                these children. We recognize the hardships they face 
                and commit to supporting the physical, social, and 
                emotional health and safety of their families. That is 
                why the White House's Joining Forces initiative, guided 
                by the First Lady, is focused on supporting the 
                military and veteran families, caregivers, and 
                survivors.

                As a symbol of our support and gratitude to our 
                military children, during the Month of the Military 
                Child, the Department of Defense uses the color 
                purple--representing all services in the military 
                community. I encourage Americans everywhere to find 
                ways to support our military-connected children, 
                including by wearing purple to honor their service. Let 
                us recommit ourselves to our sacred obligation to 
                provide our military children and their families with 
                the full support of our communities and our Government.

                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 April 2022 as the 
                Month of the Military Child. I call upon the people of 
                the United States to honor military children with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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