Military Family Month, 2011, 68611-68612 [2011-28838]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 68611-68612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28838]



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Vol. 76

Friday,

No. 214

November 4, 2011

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 8743--Military Family Month, 2011



Proclamation 8744--National Adoption Month, 2011



Proclamation 8745--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2011



Proclamation 8746--National Diabetes Month, 2011



Proclamation 8747--National Entrepreneurship Month, 2011



Proclamation 8748--National Family Caregivers Month, 2011



Proclamation 8749--National Native American Heritage Month, 2011


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 76 , No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2011 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8743 of November 1, 2011

                
Military Family Month, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                With every step we take on American soil, we tread on 
                ground made safer for us through the invaluable 
                sacrifices of our service members and their families. 
                During Military Family Month, we celebrate the 
                exceptional service, strength, and sacrifice of our 
                military families, whose commitment to our Nation goes 
                above and beyond the call of duty.

                Just as our troops embody the courage and character 
                that make America's military the finest in the world, 
                their family members embody the resilience and 
                generosity that make our communities strong. They serve 
                with heroism in their homes and neighborhoods while 
                they are without the comfort of having loved ones 
                nearby. Day after day, week after week, spouses 
                resolutely accomplish the work of two parents, sons and 
                daughters diligently keep up with homework and 
                activities, and parents and grandparents patiently wait 
                for news of their child and grandchild's safe return. 
                To these families, and to those whose service members 
                never come home, we bear a debt that can never be fully 
                repaid.

                As Americans, we are at our best when we honor and 
                uphold our obligations to one another and to those who 
                have given so much to our country. Earlier this year, 
                First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden challenged 
                all Americans to serve those who sacrifice in our name 
                with the Joining Forces initiative. Joining Forces 
                strives to enlist support for our men and women in 
                uniform and our veterans not only when they are away at 
                war, but at every stage of their lives. My 
                Administration is dedicated to doing more for our 
                military families by enhancing learning opportunities 
                for our military children, championing our military 
                spouses as they advance their careers and education, 
                and providing better mental health counseling to heal 
                the wounds left in war's wake.

                Our service members swore an oath to protect and 
                defend, and with each step we take on this land we 
                cherish, we remember our steadfast promise to protect 
                the well-being of the family members they hold dear. 
                Every act of kindness we can offer helps cultivate a 
                culture of support for our military families, and I 
                encourage each American to make a difference in the 
                lives of these patriots.

                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 2011 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 
                the support of our service members and our Nation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-28838
Filed 11-3-11; 11:15 am]
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