[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 2, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 51213-51214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20457]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73 , No. 170 / Tuesday, September 2, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8284 of August 28, 2008

                
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pay 
                special tribute to the thousands of innocent victims 
                who died on September 11, 2001. Our Nation honors the 
                brave citizens, service members, police officers, and 
                firefighters who heroically responded in the face of 
                terror. On these important days, we reflect on the 
                terrible events of September 11, 2001, and lift the 
                victims and their families in our prayers.

                Our Nation will never forget the individuals who lost 
                their lives in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the 
                Pentagon. America remains inspired by the countless 
                acts of kindness and sacrifice we saw that day--
                fearless rescuers who rushed toward danger, a beloved 
                priest who died helping others, two office workers who 
                carried a disabled person 68 floors to safety.

                We also pray for the safety and success of the members 
                of our Armed Forces now serving freedom's cause. We 
                seek God's grace on their families, and commit to 
                Heaven's care those brave men and women He has called 
                home. We ask the Almighty to watch over America and 
                pray for His providence and continued blessings on our 
                country. May He always guide the United States of 
                America. As we defend our country against its enemies, 
                we pray for help in protecting the gift of freedom from 
                those who seek to destroy it, and we ask the Almighty 
                to strengthen all those securing liberty on distant 
                shores.

                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 Friday, September 5, through 
                Sunday, September 7, 2008, as National Days of Prayer 
                and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United 
                States and their places of worship mark these National 
                Days of Prayer and Remembrance with memorial services, 
                the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight 
                remembrance vigils. I also invite all people across the 
                world to share in these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.

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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                third. 
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[FR Doc. E8-20457
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