Sentence:  Freedom depends upon them ; Now , therefore , do i , John A. Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , <WSD>proclaim</WSD> Saturday , May 20 th , 1961 , as Armed Forces Day , reminding our citizens that we should rededicate ourselves to our Nation , respecting the uniforms as the guardians of our precious liberty . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles