[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 24043-24044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12078]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2001 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 7435 of May 8, 2001

                
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each day, law enforcement officers encounter grave risk 
                to protect the rights and freedoms we enjoy as 
                Americans. Their commitment and sacrifice make our 
                streets safer, our neighborhoods stronger, and our 
                families more secure. Police Week provides an 
                opportunity to recognize the selfless dedication of the 
                brave men and women who devote their lives to 
                protecting and serving our communities.

                This Nation owes a considerable debt of gratitude to 
                all law enforcement officers who protect the lives and 
                property of their fellow Americans. From patrolling our 
                highways, to investigating crime, to protecting 
                victims' rights, these committed professionals make a 
                valuable difference in our communities. We look to them 
                to uphold the principle that no one is beyond the 
                protection or reach of the law. These men and women, 
                through their patriotic service and dedicated effort, 
                have earned our gratitude and respect.

                We pause during Police Week, and in particular on Peace 
                Officers Memorial Day, to honor those officers who made 
                the ultimate sacrifice while performing their sworn 
                duty. I urge all Americans to use this occasion to pay 
                tribute to these fallen heroes by recalling their 
                devotion, celebrating their lives, and honoring their 
                service.

                Tragically, making America safer often requires great 
                sacrifice. According to the National Law Enforcement 
                Officers Memorial Fund, 150 law enforcement officers 
                lost their lives in the line of duty in 2000. Although 
                we can never repay the debt we owe these valiant 
                officers and their families, we pay tribute to their 
                memory by committing ourselves to being law-abiding 
                citizens, working to lower crime in our communities, 
                and investing time and love in our Nation's young 
                people.

                By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (76 
                Stat. 676), the Congress has authorized and requested 
                the President to designate May 15 of each year as 
                ``Peace Officers Memorial Day'' and the week in which 
                it falls as ``Police Week,'' and, by Public Law 103-322 
                (36 U.S.C. 136), has directed that the flag be flown at 
                half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 May 15, 2001, as Peace 
                Officers Memorial Day and May 13 through May 19, 2001, 
                as Police Week. I call upon all the people of the 
                United States to observe this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities. I also call upon Governors 
                of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico, as well as appropriate officials of all units of 
                government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-
                staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I also encourage 
                all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from 
                their homes on that day.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                one, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.

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