Military Family Month, 2012, 66515-66516 [2012-27188]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66515-66516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27188]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 6, 2012 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8895 of November 1, 2012

                
Military Family Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since our Nation's earliest days, courageous men and 
                women of all backgrounds and beliefs have banded 
                together to fight for the freedoms we cherish. Behind 
                each of them stands a parent, a sibling, a child, a 
                spouse--proud family members who share the weight of 
                deployment and make profound sacrifices on behalf of 
                our country. During Military Family Month, we honor our 
                military families and recommit to showing them the 
                fullest care and respect of a grateful Nation.

                In our military families, we see the best our country 
                has to offer. They demonstrate the virtues that have 
                made America great for more than two centuries and the 
                values that will preserve our greatness for centuries 
                to come. With loved ones serving far from home, 
                military spouses take on the work of two. Their 
                children show courage and resilience as they move from 
                base to base, school to school, home to home. And even 
                through the strain of deployment, military families 
                strengthen the fabric of each community they touch and 
                enrich our national life as shining examples of 
                patriotism.

                We each have a solemn duty to serve our Armed Forces 
                and their families as well as they serve us. Through 
                First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining 
                Forces initiative, we have worked to fulfill this 
                obligation by mobilizing all Americans to give service 
                members and their families the opportunities and 
                support they have earned. Last year, we challenged 
                American businesses to hire or train 100,000 veterans 
                and military spouses by the end of 2013. To date, they 
                have already exceeded that challenge, hiring over 
                125,000 veterans and military spouses. From helping 
                military children succeed in the classroom to 
                increasing support for those who care for our wounded 
                warriors, Joining Forces will keep fighting to ensure 
                the well-being of our troops and their families.

                When a young woman signs up to defend our Nation, her 
                parents are enlisted as well. When a father deploys to 
                a combat zone, his children are called to serve on the 
                home front. And when the men and women of our military 
                serve far from home, their families feel the strain of 
                their absence. In that absence, let us stand together 
                as one American family. Let us honor the brave patriots 
                who keep our country safe, and let us forever hold 
                close the memories of those who have perished in the 
                line of duty. This month, we reaffirm that we will 
                always lift up our military families--not just when 
                their loved ones are away, but also long after the 
                welcome home ceremonies are over.

                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 2012 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.

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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 twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-27188
Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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