[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54507-54508]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27133]


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Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 6750--Veterans Day

Proclamation 6751--Thanksgiving Day

Executive Order 12935--Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates 
to the Definition of ``Field Duty''


                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 209
Monday, October 31, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6750 of October 27, 1994

 

Veterans Day, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each year, we set aside November 11 to honor the men 
                and women who have served in our Nation's Armed Forces. 
                Their stories are not only of past glory and current 
                sacrifice; their lasting contributions are to our 
                future as well. Their deeds and dedication assure us 
                and the generations to come that America's great 
                promise of freedom and happiness will endure and 
                flourish.

                Fifty years ago on this day, American forces of World 
                War II were pushing the enemy back across the European 
                continent, liberating hundreds of thousands along the 
                way. These heroic Americans fought to win the peace, 
                not just for themselves and for their Nation, but for 
                oppressed millions in many lands.

                The world has changed tremendously since then. Today, 
                the international role of the United States has evolved 
                from peacemaker to peacekeeper. And still we call upon 
                our Armed Forces to serve our Nation and to defend the 
                cause of freedom everywhere. Our men and women in 
                uniform understand that the ideals of democracy and 
                self-determination are larger than any single nation. 
                The blood of Americans spilled on battlefields from 
                Normandy to Korea to Vietnam and the vigilant defense 
                of freedom throughout the Cold War have taught us a 
                lasting lesson: America can only rest secure when every 
                individual knows liberty and all nations live at peace.

                It is an extraordinary person who is willing to step in 
                harm's way to protect others. Our Nation has always 
                been blessed with an abundance of such men and women. 
                We owe our veterans an inestimable debt of gratitude. 
                On this day, we recognize how much they have done, and 
                are doing, to make a better, safer tomorrow for all of 
                us.

                In order that we may pay due tribute to those who have 
                served in our Armed Forces, the Congress has provided 
                (5 U.S.C. 6103 (a)) that November 11 of each year shall 
                be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor 
                America's veterans.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, 
                November 11, 1994, as ``Veterans Day.'' I urge all 
                Americans to honor the resolution and commitment of our 
                veterans through appropriate public ceremonies and 
                private prayers. I call upon Federal, State, and local 
                government officials to display the flag of the United 
                States and to encourage and participate in patriotic 
                activities in their communities. I invite civic and 
                fraternal organizations, places of worship, schools, 
                businesses, unions, and the media to support this 
                national observance with suitable commemorative 
                expressions and programs.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh 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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