[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30725-30726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1306]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8260--Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2008


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8260 of May 22, 2008

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Memorial Day, we honor the heroes who have laid down 
                their lives in the cause of freedom, resolve that they 
                will forever be remembered by a grateful Nation, and 
                pray that our country may always prove worthy of the 
                sacrifices they have made.

                Throughout our Nation's history, our course has been 
                secured by brave Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, 
                and Coast Guardsmen. These courageous and selfless 
                warriors have stepped forward to protect the Nation 
                they love, fight for America's highest ideals, and show 
                millions that a future of liberty is possible. Freedoms 
                come at great costs, yet the world has been transformed 
                in unimaginable ways because of the noble service and 
                devotion to duty of these brave individuals. Our 
                country honors the sacrifice made by those who have 
                given their lives to spread the blessings of liberty 
                and lay the foundations of peace, and we mourn their 
                loss.

                Today, our service men and women continue to inspire 
                and strengthen our Nation, going above and beyond the 
                call of duty as part of the greatest military the world 
                has ever known. Americans are grateful to all those who 
                have put on our Nation's uniform and to their families, 
                and we will always remember their service and sacrifice 
                for our freedoms.

                On this solemn day our country unites to pay tribute to 
                the fallen, who demonstrated the strength of their 
                convictions and paid the cost of freedom. We pray for 
                the members of our Armed Forces and their families, and 
                we ask for God's continued guidance of our country.

                In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, 
                by a joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as 
                amended (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to 
                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. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, 
                has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. 
                local time on that day as a time for all Americans to 
                observe the National Moment of Remembrance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial 
                Day, May 26, 2008, 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 to unite 
                in prayer. I also ask all Americans to observe the 
                National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m., 
                local time, on Memorial Day. I encourage the media to 
                participate in these observances. I also request the 
                Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of 
                Puerto Rico, 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 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.

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