Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 75, No. 213 

Thursday, November 4, 2010 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 8590 of October 29, 2010 

Military Family Month, 2010 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy to the members 

of our Armed Forces and their families. Behind our brave service men 

and women, there are family members and loved ones who share in their 

sacrifice and provide unending support. During Military Family Month, 

we celebrate the exceptional contributions of our military families, and 

we reaffirm our commitments to these selfless individuals who exemplify 

the highest principles of our Nation. 

Across America, military families inspire us all with their courage, strength, 

and deep devotion to our country. They endure the challenges of multiple 

deployments and moves; spend holidays and life milestones apart; juggle 

everyday tasks while a spouse, parent, son, or daughter is in harm’s way; 

and honor the service of their loved ones and the memory of those lost. 

Just as we hold a sacred trust to the extraordinary Americans willing to 

lay down their lives to protect us all, we also have a national commitment 

to support and engage our military families. They are proud to serve our 

country; yet, they face unique challenges because of that service. My Administration has taken important steps to help them shoulder their sacrifice, 

and we are working to ensure they have the resources to care for themselves 

and the tools to reach their dreams. We are working to improve family 

resilience, enhance the educational experience of military children, and 

ensure military spouses have employment and advancement opportunities, 

despite the relocations and deployment cycles of military life. Our historic 

investment to build a 21st-century Department of Veterans Affairs is helping 

to provide our veterans with the benefits and care they have earned. We 

are also standing with our service members and their families as they transition back into civilian life, providing counseling as well as job training 

and placement. And, through the Post-9/11 GI Bill, our veterans and their 

families can pursue the dream of higher education. 

However, Government can only do so much. While only a fraction of Americans are in military families, all of us share in the responsibility of caring 

for our military families and veterans, and all sectors of our society are 

better off when we reach out and work together to support these patriots. 

By offering job opportunities and workplace flexibility, businesses and companies can benefit from the unparalleled dedication and skills of a service 

member or military spouse. Through coordination with local community 

groups, individuals and organizations can ensure our military families have 

the help they need and deserve when a loved one is deployed. Even the 

smallest actions by neighbors and friends send a large message of profound 

gratitude to the families who risk everything to see us safe and free. 

As America asks ever more of military families, they have a right to expect 

more of us—it is our national challenge and moral obligation to uphold 

that promise. If we hold ourselves to the same high standard of excellence 

our military families live by every day, we will realize the vision of an 

America that supports and engages these heroes now and for decades to 

come. 


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67898 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 213 / Thursday, November 4, 2010 / Presidential Documents 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2010 

as Military Family Month. I call on all Americans to honor military families 

through private actions and public service for the tremendous contributions 

they make in support of our service members and our Nation. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth 

day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtyfifth. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28061 

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