[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 40723-40724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20150]



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Part IX





The President





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 Proclamation 7014--National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 1997

 Proclamation 7015--Parents' Day, 1997
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                Proclamation 7014 of July 25, 1997

                
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 1997

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 On July 27, 1953, a negotiated cease-fire brought an 
                end to the Korean War and to some of the most savage 
                fighting in the history of America's Armed Forces. More 
                than 54,000 Americans lost their lives, more than 
                103,000 were wounded, and thousands more were listed as 
                missing in action. To a nation still recovering from 
                the terrors and hardships of World War II, this 
                conflict was a harsh reminder that freedom still had 
                enemies at large in the world.

                 But the Korean War taught us that free nations could 
                work together in partnership through the United 
                Nations, standing firm against tyranny and in defense 
                of liberty. We were reminded once again of the skill, 
                courage, and indomitable spirit of our men and women in 
                uniform. We learned that the American people were tough 
                enough and determined enough to prevail in the long 
                struggle of the Cold War.

                 Our victory in that struggle had its roots in the 
                Korean War, and we owe our veterans of that conflict a 
                profound debt of gratitude. Many of them were still 
                scarred from the battles of World War II when they 
                answered the call to duty in Korea. They fought a 
                different kind of war in an unfamiliar land, facing a 
                new and fiercely determined enemy. There they proved to 
                all the enemies of freedom, and to the world, that 
                America's commitment to liberty, democracy, and human 
                rights was not only one of words, but also one of 
                deeds.

                 Etched into the eastern wall of the Korean War 
                Veterans Memorial in our Nation's Capital is the simple 
                sentence, ``Freedom Is Not Free.'' On this day we honor 
                those who recognized the truth of that inscription and 
                were willing to pay freedom's price with their own 
                lives. We salute our men and women in uniform who 
                served so valiantly in the Korean War, and we remember 
                with sorrow and with pride all those who never came 
                home.

                 The Congress, by Public Law 104-19 (36 U.S.C. 169m), 
                has designated July 27, 1997, as ``National Korean War 
                Veterans Armistice Day'' and has authorized and 
                requested the President to issue a proclamation in 
                observance of this day.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 
                27, 1997, as National Korean War Veterans Armistice 
                Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor and 
                give thanks to our Nation's distinguished Korean War 
                veterans. I also ask Federal departments and agencies, 
                interested groups, organizations, and individuals to 
                fly the American flag at half-staff on July 27, 1997, 
                in memory of the Americans who died as a result of 
                their service in Korea.

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

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 97-20150
Filed 7-28-97; 11:30 am]
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