`[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27399-27400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12847]




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Part IV





The President





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 Proclamation 6803--National Maritime Day, 1995
 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 23, 1995 / 
Presidential Documents  

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 Title 3--
 The President  
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                Proclamation 6803 of May 19, 1995

                
National Maritime Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The United States owes much to our merchant sailors. At 
                our Nation's beginning, these outstanding citizens 
                opened new avenues of commerce and helped nurture a 
                fledgling democracy into a beacon of freedom for people 
                around the world. Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt 
                first proclaimed National Maritime Day 62 years ago, 
                the U.S. Merchant Marine has built on its legacy of 
                patriotism. Its great tradition of courage and valor is 
                an inspiration to all Americans.

                This year, as we honor those who served and sacrificed 
                for our Nation during World War II, the contributions 
                of the U.S. Merchant Marine are a special source of 
                pride. We will always remember the heroism of those 
                mariners and the dangers they faced to protect our 
                liberty.

                America's Merchant Marine and civilian seafarers have 
                put themselves at risk time and again to support our 
                Armed Forces. They provided pivotal service during 
                OPERATION DESERT STORM, during America's humanitarian 
                mission in Somalia, and throughout OPERATION RESTORE 
                DEMOCRACY in Haiti.

                Today, our country remains determined to maintain a 
                strong U.S. flag presence on the high seas, a 
                commitment central to advancing our Nation's national 
                and economic security. I urge Americans to join efforts 
                in support of maritime revitalization legislation and 
                our ongoing shipbuilding production program. Americans' 
                pioneering spirit has endowed our Nation with the most 
                innovative maritime technologies and the most skilled 
                maritime labor force on Earth. Working together, we can 
                preserve this critical advantage for generations to 
                come.

                In recognition of the importance of the U.S. Merchant 
                Marine, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved 
                May 20, 1933, has designated May 22 of each year as 
                ``National Maritime Day'' and has authorized and 
                requested the President to issue annually a 
                proclamation calling for its appropriate observance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 22, 
                1995, as National Maritime Day. I urge the people of 
                the United States to observe this day with appropriate 
                programs, ceremonies, and activities and by displaying 
                the flag of the United States at their homes and in 
                their communities. I also request that all ships 
                sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day.
                 [[Page 27400]] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set 
                my hand this nineteenth day of May, in the year of our 
                Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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