Federal Register: May 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 101)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-13269
Presidential Documents
Presidential Documents
NOTICE: PROCLAMATIONS
ACTION: Special observances:
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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Proclamation 7567 of May 21, 2002
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2002
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every Memorial Day, Americans remember the debt of
gratitude we owe to our veterans who gave their lives
for our country. On this important day, communities
across our Nation stop to remember and to honor the
great sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Since its beginnings, our country has faced many
threats that have tested its courage. From war-torn
battlefields and jungle skirmishes to conflicts at sea
and air attacks, generations of brave men and women
have fought and died to defeat tyranny and protect our
democracy. Their sacrifices have made this Nation strong and our world a better place.
Upwards of 48 million Americans have served the cause
of freedom and more than a million have died to
preserve our liberty. We also remember the more than
140,000 who were taken prisoner-of-war and the many
others who were never accounted for. These memories
remind us that the cost of war and the price of peace are great.
The tradition of Memorial Day reinforces our Nation's
resolve to never forget those who gave their last full
measure for America. As we engage in the war against
terrorism, we also pray for peace. When America emerged
from the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called on
all Americans to ``cherish a just and lasting peace.''
In these extraordinary times, our Nation has once again
been challenged, and Lincoln's words remain our guiding prayer.
We continue to rely on our brave and steadfast men and
women in uniform to defend our freedom. United as a
people, we pray for peace throughout the world. We also
pray for the safety of our troops. This new generation
follows an unbroken line of good, courageous, and
unfaltering heroes who have never let our country down.
As we commemorate this noble American holiday, we honor
those who fell in defense of freedom. We honor them in
our memory through solemn observances, with the love of a grateful Nation.
In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress,
by a joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950 (64
Stat. 158), has requested the President to 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. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also
designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time
on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby designate Memorial Day, May 27, 2002,
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 to unite in prayer. I also ask all
Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance
beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I
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urge the press, radio, television, and all other media to participate in these observances.
I also request the Governors of the United States and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.
(Presidential Sig.)B
[FR Doc. 02-13269
Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
SUMMARY:
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 7567),
DOCUMENT BODY:
[[Page 36499]]
Proclamation 7567 of May 21, 2002
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2002
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every Memorial Day, Americans remember the debt of
gratitude we owe to our veterans who gave their lives
for our country. On this important day, communities
across our Nation stop to remember and to honor the
great sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Since its beginnings, our country has faced many
threats that have tested its courage. From war-torn
battlefields and jungle skirmishes to conflicts at sea
and air attacks, generations of brave men and women
have fought and died to defeat tyranny and protect our
democracy. Their sacrifices have made this Nation strong and our world a better place.
Upwards of 48 million Americans have served the cause
of freedom and more than a million have died to
preserve our liberty. We also remember the more than
140,000 who were taken prisoner-of-war and the many
others who were never accounted for. These memories
remind us that the cost of war and the price of peace are great.
The tradition of Memorial Day reinforces our Nation's
resolve to never forget those who gave their last full
measure for America. As we engage in the war against
terrorism, we also pray for peace. When America emerged
from the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called on
all Americans to ``cherish a just and lasting peace.''
In these extraordinary times, our Nation has once again
been challenged, and Lincoln's words remain our guiding prayer.
We continue to rely on our brave and steadfast men and
women in uniform to defend our freedom. United as a
people, we pray for peace throughout the world. We also
pray for the safety of our troops. This new generation
follows an unbroken line of good, courageous, and
unfaltering heroes who have never let our country down.
As we commemorate this noble American holiday, we honor
those who fell in defense of freedom. We honor them in
our memory through solemn observances, with the love of a grateful Nation.
In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress,
by a joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950 (64
Stat. 158), has requested the President to 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. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also
designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time
on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby designate Memorial Day, May 27, 2002,
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 to unite in prayer. I also ask all
Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance
beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I
[[Page 36500]]
urge the press, radio, television, and all other media to participate in these observances.
I also request the Governors of the United States and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.
(Presidential Sig.)B
[FR Doc. 02-13269
Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P