[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
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 The President  
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                Proclamation 6806 of May 26, 1995

                
Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth 
                Anniversary of World War II, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In remembering the nightmare we now know as World War 
                II, it is natural and fitting that we pause to mourn 
                our loss. Eleven million service members--more than 
                400,000 of them American--perished in that war. 
                Countless more civilians died in its awful course. We 
                Americans retain a special bond to all of these heroes. 
                We've seen pictures of their faces and told stories of 
                their courage. For when the darkest days of fear seemed 
                to tear our world apart, the brave millions we now 
                honor kept liberty alive.

                As the forces of oppression sought to extinguish 
                freedom's light, Americans from every walk of life 
                heard the call to service. Women joined our Nation's 
                factories, and farmers doubled their efforts in our 
                fields. Victory gardens flourished across the land, and 
                although the rationing of goods made our dinners less 
                than feasts, the sharing of a cause filled our hearts 
                with hope. Hand in hand, our parents and grandparents 
                led our Nation on to victory, and together with our 
                allies, we prevailed.

                Like the men and women who fought half a century ago, 
                Americans today are just as bound to defend the cause 
                of freedom. Now as then, we are privileged to see the 
                triumph of democracy in nations too long oppressed. Now 
                as then, we know that service is our highest call. And 
                still today, we pray for lasting peace.

                May the spirit of those prayers forever grace our land. 
                May they guide relations between citizens and 
                friendships among nations. May our children remember 
                our cause well, and may they one day see a time when 
                harmony fills the Earth.

                The Congress, by Public Law 103-291, has designated May 
                29, 1995, through June 6, 1995, as a ``Time for the 
                National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of 
                World War II.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 29, 
                1995, through June 6, 1995, as a Time for the National 
                Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II. 
                I call upon all Americans to celebrate these days with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-sixth day of May, 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.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-13539
Filed 5-30-95; 1:43 pm]
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