[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 53011-53012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23089]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7701 of September 4, 2003

                
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2003

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As we approach the second anniversary of September 11, 
                2001, we remember all that we lost as Americans and 
                recognize all that we have witnessed about the 
                character of America. During these National Days of 
                Prayer and Remembrance, we honor those who were killed 
                and their families, and we ask God for strength and 
                wisdom as we carry out the noble mission that our 
                Nation began that morning.

                The passage of time cannot erase the pain and 
                devastation that were inflicted on our people. We will 
                always remember those who were brutally taken from us. 
                And we ask God to comfort the loved ones left behind; 
                their courage and determination have inspired our 
                Nation.

                We thank God for the unity and compassion Americans 
                have demonstrated since September 11, 2001. The great 
                strength of America is the heart and soul of the 
                American people. And we will continue to help those who 
                are hurting or are in need.

                We pray that God watch over our brave men and women in 
                uniform. We are grateful to them, and to their 
                families, for their service and sacrifice. We pray for 
                peace and ask God for patience and resolve in our war 
                against terror and evil.

                This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of 
                others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our 
                choosing.

                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 5, through 
                Sunday, September 7, 2003, as National Days of Prayer 
                and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United 
                States and places of worship mark these National Days 
                of Prayer and Remembrance with memorial services, the 
                ringing of bells, and evening candlelight remembrance 
                vigils. I invite the people of the world to share in 
                these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand three, and of the

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                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twenty-eighth.

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[FR Doc. 03-23089
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