[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59559-59560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29287]


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  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 1997 / 
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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 7046 of October 30, 1997

                
National Employer Support of the Guard and 
                Reserve Week, 1997

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As we approach this century's end, many of the blocs 
                and barriers that divided the world for 50 years 
                largely have fallen away. All around the world, with 
                America's help, nations are moving from conflict to 
                cooperation. However, we still face challenges that 
                have taken on new and dangerous dimensions: ethnic and 
                religious violence, aggression by outlaw states, the 
                illegal drug trade, and threats from international 
                terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. The National 
                Guard and Reserve play a vital role in the response of 
                America's Armed Forces to this broad spectrum of 
                challenges to our national security, and they are an 
                indispensable part of the effort to promote peace and 
                democratic values.

                While most Americans understand and deeply appreciate 
                the strategic and military value of our National Guard 
                and Reserve forces, too often we fail to recognize or 
                acknowledge the important contributions of their 
                civilian employers. When called upon to share their 
                greatest resource--employees serving as citizen-
                soldiers--these employers subordinate their own 
                interests for the good of our country, even when they 
                may incur financial hardship and organizational 
                disruption. It is only because of the willingness by 
                employers to place our Nation's well-being above their 
                own that our National Guard and Reserve are able to 
                provide mission-ready and accessible forces to help 
                preserve our freedom and protect our national 
                interests. The generosity of these employers is key to 
                enabling Reserve components to play an ever greater and 
                more diverse role in our country's Armed Forces. By 
                setting aside this special time to honor the sacrifice 
                of our Nation's employers, we express our heartfelt 
                appreciation to these patriots for employing our 
                citizen-soldiers, making it possible for them to serve, 
                and helping to keep America strong, secure, and free.

                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 November 2 through November 
                8, 1997, as National Employer Support of the Guard and 
                Reserve Week. I encourage all Americans to join me in 
                expressing our heartfelt thanks to the civilian 
                employers of the members of our National Guard and 
                Reserve for their extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of 
                our Nation. I also call upon State and local officials, 
                private organizations, businesses, and all military 
                commanders to observe this week with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of October, 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. 97-29287
Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P