[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33413-33414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11992]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10404 of May 27, 2022

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Memorial Day, we remember the patriots who gave 
                their lives in the service of America, in the service 
                of freedom, and in the service of justice. They made 
                the ultimate sacrifice to defend our Constitution and 
                our democracy. We are free because they were brave, and 
                we live by the light of the flame of liberty they kept 
                burning. They are all heroes, and our Nation is forever 
                grateful.

                Those who wear the uniform of the United States Armed 
                Forces know the pride of service and what it means to 
                dedicate themselves to a cause greater than themselves. 
                These women and men put their lives on the line for an 
                idea--the idea of America. They are the best of us. On 
                this day, as we honor the fallen angels who consecrated 
                this great Nation and the ideals that we stand for with 
                their blood, we rededicate ourselves to the unending 
                work of bringing our country ever closer to that more 
                perfect Union for which they died.

                Today and every day, we ask God to protect our troops, 
                to shine light perpetual upon the fallen, and to bring 
                comfort to their families. To those who mourn a loved 
                one, and to America's Gold Star Families who have lost 
                a loved one in conflict, my heart aches for you. Our 
                Nation owes you and those you have lost a tremendous 
                debt that we can never fully repay. On Memorial Day, we 
                vow to honor their memories and support the families, 
                caregivers, and survivors they left behind.

                As we honor the memories of our fallen heroes, we are 
                grateful for the future they made possible for us and 
                rededicate ourselves to seeking enduring peace. Our 
                heroes gave their lives for our country, and they live 
                forever in our hearts--forever proud, forever 
                honorable, and forever American.

                In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service 
                members, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved 
                May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested 
                that the President issue a proclamation calling on the 
                people of the United States to observe each Memorial 
                Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and 
                designating a period on that day when the people of the 
                United States might unite in prayer and reflection. The 
                Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also designated 
                3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all 
                Americans to observe, in their own way, the National 
                Moment of Remembrance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, as a day of prayer for 
                permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in 
                each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when 
                people might unite in prayer and reflection. I urge the 
                press, radio, television, and all other information 
                media to cooperate in this observance. I further ask 
                all Americans to observe the National Moment of 
                Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on 
                Memorial Day.

                I request the Governors of the United States and its 
                Commonwealths and Territories, and the appropriate 
                officials of all units of government, to direct that 
                the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this 
                Memorial Day on

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                all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout 
                the United States and in all areas under its 
                jurisdiction and control. I also request the people of 
                the United States to display the flag at half-staff 
                from their homes for the customary forenoon period.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of May, 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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[FR Doc. 2022-11992
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