[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 47947-47948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23257]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 7462--National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the 
Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
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                Proclamation 7462 of September 13, 2001

                
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the 
                Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, terrorists 
                attacked America in a series of despicable acts of war. 
                They hijacked four passenger jets, crashed two of them 
                into the World Trade Center's twin towers, and a third 
                into the Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense 
                at the Pentagon, causing great loss of life and 
                tremendous damage. The fourth plane crashed in the 
                Pennsylvania countryside, killing all on board but 
                falling well short of its intended target apparently 
                because of the heroic efforts of passengers on board. 
                This carnage, which caused the collapse of both Trade 
                Center towers and the destruction of part of the 
                Pentagon, killed more than 250 airplane passengers and 
                thousands more on the ground.

                Civilized people around the world denounce the 
                evildoers who devised and executed these terrible 
                attacks. Justice demands that those who helped or 
                harbored the terrorists be punished--and punished 
                severely. The enormity of their evil demands it. We 
                will use all the resources of the United States and our 
                cooperating friends and allies to pursue those 
                responsible for this evil, until justice is done.

                We mourn with those who have suffered great and 
                disastrous loss. All our hearts have been seared by the 
                sudden and sense less taking of innocent lives. We pray 
                for healing and for the strength to serve and encourage 
                one another in hope and faith.

                Scripture says: ``Blessed are those who mourn for they 
                shall be comforted.'' I call on every American family 
                and the family of America to observe a National Day of 
                Prayer and Remembrance, honoring the memory of the 
                thousands of victims of these brutal attacks and 
                comforting those who lost loved ones. We will persevere 
                through this national tragedy and personal loss. In 
                time, we will find healing and recovery; and, in the 
                face of all this evil, we remain strong and united, 
                ``one Nation under God.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 Friday, September 14, 2001, 
                as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the 
                Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. 
                I ask that the people of the United States and places 
                of worship mark this National Day of Prayer and 
                Remembrance with noontime memorial services, the 
                ringing of bells at that hour, and evening candlelight 
                remembrance vigils. I encourage employers to permit 
                their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend 
                the noontime services to pray for our land. I invite 
                the people of the world who share our grief to join us 
                in these solemn observances.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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[FR Doc. 01-23257
Filed 9-13-01; 3:58 pm]
Billing code 3195-01-P