[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 1994)]
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                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 195
Tuesday, October 11, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6732 of October 5, 1994

 

General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                October 11 marks the anniversary of the death of a true 
                hero of humanity. General Casimir Pulaski fought for 
                the cause of freedom on two continents, determined to 
                realize the ideal of self-determination for every 
                individual. Each year, Americans pause to honor this 
                man, whose life and death represent a commitment to 
                democracy that holds an invaluable lesson for all of 
                us.

                The proud history of Poland contains chapter upon 
                chapter reflecting the virtues of courage, honor, and 
                sacrifice. Pulaski, a loyal son of Poland, wrote a 
                glorious page in that lengthy book. His life is a 
                testament to humanity's inextinguishable desire for 
                liberty and to our willingness to sacrifice all to 
                defend, or to recapture, that sacred blessing. His 
                death reminds us that the cost of liberty is often 
                high. Pulaski well understood that price and was 
                willing to pay it if only for the chance of extending 
                to all people the noble mandates of democracy and human 
                dignity.

                As a freedom fighter in Poland, Pulaski's dedication to 
                the pursuit of liberty led him to defend the rights of 
                the embattled American colonists in our Nation's War of 
                Independence. Combining his military expertise, his 
                undying thirst for justice, and his indomitable 
                courage, Pulaski served with extraordinary valor in the 
                cavalry of the Continental Army. And 215 years ago, 
                during the siege of Savannah, General Pulaski gave his 
                life so that our country might prevail in its quest for 
                nationhood.

                Thanks to the selflessness and strength of men and 
                women who, like General Pulaski, refused to let 
                seemingly hopeless odds deter them in their struggle 
                for freedom, we celebrate the possibilities for peace 
                in a hopeful new era of social change. The ideals for 
                which Pulaski fought and died are sweeping the globe. 
                Poland itself is free, at peace, and increasingly 
                prosperous. Thanks in no small measure to the efforts 
                of General Pulaski's modern-day compatriots, Europe is 
                united in liberty, and the light of democracy shines 
                brightly around the world.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, 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 proclaim Tuesday, October 11, 1994, 
                as General Pulaski Memorial Day, and I encourage the 
                people of the United States to commemorate this 
                occasion with appropriate programs and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-25251
Filed 10-6-94; 3:33 pm]
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