Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2015, 55219-55220 [2015-23302]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55219-55220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23302]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 178 / Tuesday, September 15, 2015 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9319 of September 10, 2015

                
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and 
                Remembrance, 2015

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On September 11, 2001, America experienced the worst 
                terrorist attack in her history when nearly 3,000 men, 
                women, and children were taken from us, leaving their 
                families and our Nation with a void that can never be 
                filled. But those who brought hate to our shores and 
                smoke to our skies did not expect our country to emerge 
                stronger, and our beacons of hope and freedom to shine 
                brighter as a result. In the years since, we have stood 
                strong as one people--determined to further embolden 
                our country's character with acts of endurance and 
                strength; rebuilding and resilience; renewal and 
                progress. In remembrance of the innocent victims who 
                lost their lives and in honor of the families they left 
                behind, let us continue to answer these heinous acts by 
                serving our communities, lifting the lives of our 
                fellow citizens, and spreading the hope that others 
                tried to dim that day.

                The compassion that rose in the hearts and minds of the 
                American people on September 11 still serves as the 
                ultimate rebuke to the evil of those who attacked us. 
                First responders who risked and gave their lives to 
                rescue others demonstrated the unwavering heroism that 
                defines our great Nation. Volunteers donated time, 
                money, and blood to ensure wounds gave way to healing 
                and recovery. Young people, raised until then in a time 
                of peace, stepped forward to serve and defend us, and 
                meet the threats of our time. And people from across 
                our country and the world joined together in the days 
                that followed to stand up and turn toward one another 
                with open arms, making of a tragedy something the 
                terrorists could never abide--a tribute of hope over 
                fear, and love over hate.

                As we reflect on the lives we lost and pay tribute to 
                the families who still live with extraordinary pain, 
                let us resolve to continue embodying the American 
                spirit that no act of terror can ever extinguish. I 
                call on all Americans to observe this National Day of 
                Service and Remembrance with acts of selflessness and 
                charity. In doing so, we prove once again that the 
                power of those who seek to harm and to destroy is never 
                greater than our power to persevere and to build. I 
                encourage everyone to visit www.Serve.gov to learn of 
                the many opportunities available to give back to others 
                and to reaffirm the fundamental truth that we are our 
                brothers' and our sisters' keepers, and that we can 
                forge a brighter future together.

                Today, we continue our unfaltering march forward, 
                enduring in the perennial optimism that drives us and 
                brightening the light that the darkness of evil can 
                never overcome. We remember and yearn for the presence 
                of the beautiful lives lost, and we recommit to 
                honoring their memories by shaping the days to come--in 
                as stark a contrast as possible to those who took them 
                from us--with courage, liberty, and love.

                By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 
                (Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated 
                September 11 of each year as ``Patriot Day,'' and by 
                Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the 
                Congress has requested the observance of September 11 
                as an annually recognized ``National Day of Service and 
                Remembrance.''

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 
                11, 2015, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service 
                and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, agencies, 
                and instrumentalities of the United States to display 
                the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot 
                Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in 
                honor of the individuals who lost their lives on 
                September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the 
                United States and its Territories and interested 
                organizations and individuals to join in this 
                observance. I call upon the people of the United States 
                to participate in community service in honor of those 
                our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities, including remembrance 
                services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning 
                at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor the 
                innocent victims who perished as a result of the 
                terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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