[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 198 (Monday, October 15, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58467-58468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5108]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8189--General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2007


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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8189 of October 10, 2007

                
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                More than two hundred years after the death of General 
                Casimir Pulaski, we honor the life and legacy of a 
                Polish patriot and American Revolutionary War soldier 
                who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

                Casimir Pulaski first demonstrated his devotion to the 
                cause of liberty while defending his native Poland and 
                earned a reputation for courage and resolve. He later 
                met Benjamin Franklin in Paris and learned of America's 
                struggle for independence. Inspired by freedom's call, 
                Pulaski joined General George Washington in the 
                American Revolution in 1777 and was soon commissioned 
                as a Brigadier General. General Pulaski recruited and 
                trained a special corps of American, Polish, Irish, 
                French, and German troops, and he became known as ``the 
                Father of the American Cavalry.'' Although he was 
                mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah in 1779, his 
                legacy lives on.

                As we celebrate General Pulaski Memorial Day, we honor 
                a son of Poland who stood with our country at the dawn 
                of our independence. Casimir Pulaski's determined 
                efforts in Poland and America remind us of the great 
                contributions Polish Americans have made to our 
                country. Today, we recognize the enduring bond between 
                the Polish and American people, and we are grateful for 
                Poland's efforts in support of freedom and democracy in 
                Afghanistan and Iraq and in the global war on terror.

                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 October 11, 2007, as General 
                Pulaski Memorial Day. I urge Americans to commemorate 
                this occasion with appropriate activities and 
                ceremonies honoring General Casimir Pulaski and all 
                those who defend our freedom.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
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