Loyalty Day, 2016, 26093-26094 [2016-10309]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26093-26094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10309]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 84 / Monday, May 2, 2016 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9429 of April 27, 2016

                
Loyalty Day, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America endures because of the generations of our 
                people who have endeavored alongside one another, 
                joining their voices and their efforts to ensure our 
                Nation lives up to its highest ideals. Driven by the 
                determination to continue making our society more just 
                and more equal, our work to fulfill our country's 
                potential has always relied on our willingness to see 
                ourselves in our fellow citizens.

                Our Nation has always been at its finest when guided by 
                a spirit of shared sacrifice and common purpose. It is 
                that spirit that led a small band of patriots to 
                declare our fledgling democracy free from the grasp of 
                tyranny, that slaves and abolitionists carried in their 
                hearts as they marched forward on the long journey 
                toward freedom, and that guides the men and women who 
                wear our country's uniform in their selfless service. 
                From the unlit paths of the Underground Railroad to the 
                lunch counters of Greensboro, the first streets draped 
                in the colors of pride to the highest Court in our 
                land, we have seen throughout our history that America 
                is inexorably driven forward by those who commit 
                themselves to expanding our founding promise through 
                extraordinary acts of courage and heroism. We honor 
                that legacy--that demonstrates that the forces of hope 
                and love of country are strong enough to overcome even 
                our most deeply entrenched obstacles--by resolving to 
                carry it forward, by rejecting appeals to prejudice and 
                division in our time, and by drawing on the hopes and 
                dreams that bind us.

                While ours has always been a large and complicated 
                democracy, full of differing views and boisterous 
                debates, our history also makes clear that we are 
                strongest when we find in our diversity a deeper, 
                richer unity, stemming from an overarching belief in 
                the possibilities our shared future holds. This Loyalty 
                Day, let us remember that what defines us as one 
                American people is our dedication to common ideals--
                rather than similarities of origin or creed--and let us 
                reaffirm that embracing this truth lies at the heart of 
                what it means to be a citizen. As long as we stay true 
                to that mission and uphold our responsibility to 
                deliver a freer, fairer Nation to the next generation, 
                a future of ever greater progress will remain within 
                our reach.

                In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty 
                and the sacrifices that so many have made for our 
                Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, 
                has designated May 1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day.'' 
                On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the 
                United States of America and pay tribute to the 
                heritage of American freedom.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                2016, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all 
                the people of the United States to join in support of 
                this national observance, whether by displaying the 
                flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the 
                Republic for which it stands.

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

[FR Doc. 2016-10309
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