Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2023, 35729-35730 [2023-11781]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35729-35730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11781]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10587 of May 26, 2023

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Memorial Day, we honor America's beloved daughters 
                and sons who gave their last full measure of devotion 
                to this Nation. We can never fully repay the debt we 
                owe these fallen heroes. But today, we vow to 
                rededicate ourselves to the work for which they gave 
                their lives, and we recommit to supporting the 
                families, caregivers, and survivors they left behind.

                For generations, stretching back to the formation of 
                our country, these courageous people answered duty's 
                call, willing to give their lives for that which we all 
                hold dear. They fought for our Independence. They 
                defended our democracy. They sacrificed for our 
                freedom. And today, as they lie in eternal peace, we 
                continue to live by the light of liberty that they so 
                bravely kept burning bright around the world.

                This is always a day where pain and pride are mixed 
                together. To all those who are mourning the loss of a 
                service member--including America's Gold Star 
                Families--we see you and grieve with you. And we know 
                that on this day especially, the pain of their absence 
                can feel overwhelming. But for so many of you, that 
                pain is wrapped around the knowledge that your loved 
                one was part of something bigger than any of us; that 
                they chose a life of mission and purpose; and that they 
                dared all, risked all, and gave all to preserve and 
                defend an idea unlike any other in human history: the 
                United States of America.

                These brave service members are not only the heart and 
                soul of our country--they are the very spine. Today--
                and every day--we remember their service and ultimate 
                sacrifice to our Nation. We reflect on our sacred and 
                enduring vow to care for their families. And together, 
                as we pause and pray, we pledge to continue defending 
                freedom and democracy in their honor. May God bless our 
                fallen heroes, and may God protect our troops.

                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 29, 2023, 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 
                Commonwealths and Territories, and the appropriate 
                officials of all units of government, to direct

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                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 encourage 
                families, friends, and neighbors to post tributes to 
                our fallen service members through the Veterans Legacy 
                Memorial at vlm.cem.va.gov so that we may learn more 
                about the lives and contributions of those buried in 
                National, State, and Tribal veteran cemeteries. 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-sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-11781
Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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