Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2021, 29925-29926 [2021-11817]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 105 (Thursday, June 3, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 29925-29926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11817]



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Vol. 86

Thursday,

No. 105

June 3, 2021

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 10218--Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2021



Order of May 28, 2021--Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2022 
Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act, as Amended


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 105 / Thursday, June 3, 2021 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10218 of May 28, 2021

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Memorial Day, we honor and reflect upon the courage, 
                integrity, and selfless dedication of the members of 
                our Armed Forces who have made the greatest sacrifice 
                in service to our Nation. Whether in the waters of the 
                Pacific, on the beachheads of Europe, in the deserts of 
                the Middle East, or in the mountains of Afghanistan, 
                American service members have given their lives to 
                uphold our Constitution and to defend the safety and 
                freedoms of our citizens. These patriots embody the 
                best of the American spirit. They put themselves on the 
                line for our shared values--for duty, honor, country--
                and they paid the ultimate price. Our Nation can never 
                fully repay the debt we owe to our fallen heroes and 
                their families.

                Jill and I know what it means to have a child serving 
                in a war zone--the ever-present concern for your loved 
                one and their fellow service members. Today and every 
                day, we ask God to protect our troops. We also 
                recognize the tremendous loss endured by America's Gold 
                Star families--the families of military members who 
                died in conflict. We have a sacred obligation as a 
                Nation to support those families and to always honor 
                the memories of their loved ones.

                That is the vow we make each year on Memorial Day. Our 
                Nation will never forget the courage and patriotism 
                demonstrated by the countless women and men who laid 
                down their lives so that we may continue to pursue a 
                more perfect Union and to protect the unalienable 
                rights Americans hold dear. They came from every part 
                of the country, of every background and belief, united 
                by a shared belief in our uniquely American creed--that 
                all people are created equal. We will honor their 
                legacy by continuing our work to live up to that 
                commitment and to advance the values they lived and 
                died to defend. We will continue to fight for equity 
                and inclusion in our country and institutions, and 
                ensure every qualified American who is willing to serve 
                our country--regardless of race, religion, gender 
                identity, sexual orientation, or background--has a fair 
                and equal opportunity to do so.

                We will continue to honor our fallen service members 
                through the actions of a new generation who volunteer 
                to serve in uniform, who anchor our military to our 
                democratic values, and who stand ready to deter 
                aggression from our enemies and, if required, fight and 
                defend our Nation. Today--as we keep true to the memory 
                of our fallen heroes--we will endeavor to meet their 
                legacy and once more lead the world through the power 
                of our example and not just the example of our power.

                As our Nation's service members continue to risk their 
                lives to protect our homeland and thwart our enemies, 
                we must not lose sight of our desire for enduring 
                peace. Every day, countless Americans pray and work for 
                peace so that we may one day live in a world where 
                American patriots need not make the ultimate sacrifice, 
                and where all people live in freedom and prosperity. As 
                a Nation, we are grateful to the brave members of our 
                Armed Services--both past and present--who have forged 
                the legacy for that possibility.

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                In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service 
                members, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved 
                May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested 
                that the President issue a proclamation calling on the 
                people of the United States to observe each Memorial 
                Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and 
                designating a period on that day when the people of the 
                United States might unite in prayer and reflection. The 
                Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also designated 
                3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all 
                Americans to observe, in their own way, the National 
                Moment of Remembrance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, as a day of prayer for 
                permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in 
                each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when 
                people might unite in prayer and reflection. I urge the 
                press, radio, television, and all other information 
                media to cooperate in this observance. I further ask 
                all Americans to observe the National Moment of 
                Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on 
                Memorial Day.

                I request the Governors of the United States and its 
                Territories, and the appropriate officials of all units 
                of government, to direct that the flag be flown at 
                half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all 
                buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the 
                United States and in all areas under its jurisdiction 
                and control. I also request the people of the United 
                States to display the flag at half-staff from their 
                homes for the customary forenoon period.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fifth.
                
                
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