Loyalty Day, 2024, 36669-36670 [2024-09823]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36669-36670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09823]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 2024 / 
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                Proclamation 10743 of April 30, 2024

                
Loyalty Day, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America is home to people from every place on Earth, 
                some whose ancestors have been here for thousands of 
                years and others who have only just arrived. We all 
                came from somewhere, but we are all American--loyal not 
                to a person or a place but to an idea: We are all 
                created equal and deserve to be treated equally 
                throughout our lives. This idea is our Nation's North 
                Star. While we have never fully lived up to it, we have 
                never stopped pursuing it. This Loyalty Day, we promise 
                to always keep fighting for a more perfect Union.

                Our Nation's North Star guided us through historic 
                challenges to Nation-defining triumphs. Through 
                abolition, the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great 
                Depression, World Wars, and the Civil Rights Movement, 
                the idea of America animated our many movements and 
                gave us hope for a better future. Today, that light--
                that promise--still shines brightly as we build an 
                America that is more prosperous, free, and just.

                Now more than ever, we must stay loyal to our North 
                Star and the founding values that are the bedrock of 
                this Nation. In the face of forces that want to pull 
                America back into the past, we must honor our 
                Constitution and uphold the rule of law. We must 
                respect free and fair elections and honor the will of 
                the people. We must reject violence as a political tool 
                and stamp out hate, giving it no safe harbor in 
                America. We must open the doors of opportunity wider 
                for everyone and remember that diversity is our 
                greatest strength. We must respect the dignity and 
                integrity of our service members, who put their lives 
                on the line for our flag. We must believe in honesty, 
                decency, and respect for others as well as patriotism, 
                justice for all, and possibilities.

                Today, we also recognize the men and women across the 
                country who have protected and defended our Nation. We 
                owe a debt of gratitude to our brave service members 
                and veterans along with their families, caregivers, and 
                survivors, who have sacrificed so much to defend our 
                democracy around the globe. We thank all the courageous 
                first responders who protect our communities, the 
                diplomats who support and protect American citizens 
                abroad, and all the hardworking Americans who are the 
                engines of our economy and strengthen our Nation.

                This Loyalty Day, we recognize that nothing about our 
                democracy is guaranteed--we must defend it, protect it, 
                and stand up for it. Our democracy began and will be 
                preserved in ``We the People,'' in the habits of our 
                hearts, and in our character--in an optimism that is 
                tested yet endures, a courage that digs deep when we 
                need it, and an empathy that fuels our hearts and 
                inspires all of us to see each other not as enemies but 
                as fellow Americans.

                To celebrate our shared American spirit and the 
                sacrifices so many of our fellow citizens have made, 
                the Congress, by Public Law 85-529, as amended, has 
                designated the first day of May each year as Loyalty 
                Day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                2024, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty

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                Day, I call upon the people of the United States to 
                join in this national observance, display the American 
                Flag, and pledge allegiance to our Republic for which 
                it stands.

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

[FR Doc. 2024-09823
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