[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 53249]
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[FR Doc No: 95-25643]



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                Proclamation 6839 of October 10, 1995

                
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                October 11 marks the anniversary of the death of 
                General Casimir Pulaski, an American and Polish hero 
                whose devotion to the cause of freedom led him to our 
                shores to fight in the War for Independence and, 
                finally, to give his life during the siege of Savannah. 
                Each year, people around the Nation honor this great 
                man, remembering that his courage and unwavering 
                principles helped to make our country free.

                It was General Pulaski's love of liberty that inspired 
                his battle against oppression--first in his native 
                Poland and then in America. With exceptional valor and 
                military skill, he commanded soldiers of the 
                Continental Army in several important contests of the 
                Revolutionary War. And on this day in 1779, General 
                Pulaski made the ultimate sacrifice so that democracy 
                and self-government might triumph.

                The annals of Poland and America contain many accounts 
                of bravery, nobility, and service, and Casimir Pulaski 
                occupies a prominent place in the hearts and histories 
                of both countries. Thanks to the struggles and 
                sacrifices of the men and women who have followed his 
                proud example, Poland today is peaceful, free, and 
                increasingly prosperous.

                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 October 11, 1995, as General 
                Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to 
                commemorate this occasion with appropriate ceremonies 
                and activities paying tribute to the legacy of General 
                Casimir Pulaski and honoring all those who carry on his 
                mission.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of October, 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 twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-25643
Filed 10-11-95; 4:53 pm]
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