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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 212 / Friday, November 2, 2007 / Presidential Documents 62403 

Proclamation 8199 of October 31, 2007 

Veterans Day, 2007 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Throughout our history, America has been protected by patriots who cherished liberty and made great sacrifices to advance the cause of freedom. 

The brave members of the United States Armed Forces have answered the 

call to serve our Nation, ready to give all for their country. On Veterans 

Day, we honor these extraordinary Americans for their service and sacrifice, 

and we pay tribute to the legacy of freedom and peace that they have 

given our great Nation. 

In times of war and of peace, our men and women in uniform stepped 

forward to defend their fellow citizens and the country they love. They 

shouldered great responsibility and lived up to the highest standards of 

duty and honor. Our veterans held fast against determined and ruthless 

enemies and helped save the world from tyranny and terror. They ensured 

that America remained what our founders meant her to be: a light to the 

nations, spreading the good news of human freedom to the darkest corners 

of the earth. 

Like the heroes before them, today a new generation of men and women 

are fighting for freedom around the globe. Their determination, courage, 

and sacrifice are laying the foundation for a more secure and peaceful 

world. 

Veterans Day is dedicated to the extraordinary Americans who protected 

our freedom in years past, and to those who protect it today. They represent 

the very best of our Nation. Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, and 

Coast Guardsman has earned the lasting gratitude of the American people, 

and their service and sacrifice will be remembered forever. In the words 

of Abraham Lincoln: ‘‘ . . . let us strive on to finish the work we are 

in, to bind up the Nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne 

the battle . . . .’’ On this Veterans Day, I ask all Americans to express 

their appreciation to our Nation’s veterans. 

With respect for and in recognition of the contributions our service men 

and women have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the 

world, the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11 of 

each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor our Nation’s 

veterans. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States 

of America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2007, as Veterans Day and 

urge all Americans to observe November 11 through November 17, 2007, 

as National Veterans Awareness Week. I encourage all Americans to recognize 

the valor and sacrifice of our veterans through ceremonies and prayers. 

I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to display the flag of the 

United States and to support and participate in patriotic activities in their 

communities. I invite civic and fraternal organizations, places of worship, 

schools, businesses, unions, and the media to support this national observance with commemorative expressions and programs. 


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62404 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 212 / Friday, November 2, 2007 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first 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. 

[FR Doc. 07–5512 

Filed 11–1–07; 9:38 am] 

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