[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 6794--Loyalty Day
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                Proclamation 6794 of April 29, 1995

                
Loyalty Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our country's rich diversity of peoples and cultures 
                has been called ``the noble experiment.'' From its 
                beginnings, our great democracy has guaranteed its 
                citizens the blessings of freedom and the right of 
                self-determination. Each year, with the coming of 
                spring and the rebirth of nature, we pause to consider 
                the progress of our Nation and to reaffirm our 
                allegiance to the American experiment.

                Two hundred and twenty years ago in Lexington, 
                Massachusetts, a ragged group of colonial Americans 
                faced a column of British soldiers. As the smoke 
                cleared from the ``shot heard round the world,'' eight 
                American ``Minutemen'' lay dead-their blood spilled 
                along the path to a new Nation on this soil. Their gift 
                of freedom is held sacred to this day.

                All Americans can be proud of the heritage of courage 
                and sacrifice that has extended unbroken through 
                generations of our citizens. The success of the United 
                States today is seen both in our continued prosperity 
                and strength and in our role as an international beacon 
                of liberty. As we recall those who gave their lives for 
                our freedom, we see our Nation's history reflected in 
                their ranks-from the tireless ``Minutemen'' in 
                Lexington to the brave men and women who fought in the 
                Persian Gulf. These fine citizens, along with their 
                families and those who have served on the home front, 
                deserve our profound respect and gratitude. Let history 
                forever record our loyalty to their legacy.

                The Congress, by Public Law 85-529, has designated May 
                1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day.'' We spend this day in 
                celebration of our Constitution and our precious Bill 
                of Rights and in honor of the sacrifices that have 
                enabled this great charter to endure.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                1995, as Loyalty Day. I call upon all Americans to 
                observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities, including public recitation of the Pledge 
                of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. I also 
                call upon government officials to display the flag on 
                all government buildings and grounds on this day.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand 
                thistwenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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