[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 67897-67898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28061]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8590 of October 29, 2010

                
Military Family Month, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy 
                to the members of our Armed Forces and their families. 
                Behind our brave service men and women, there are 
                family members and loved ones who share in their 
                sacrifice and provide unending support. During Military 
                Family Month, we celebrate the exceptional 
                contributions of our military families, and we reaffirm 
                our commitments to these selfless individuals who 
                exemplify the highest principles of our Nation.

                Across America, military families inspire us all with 
                their courage, strength, and deep devotion to our 
                country. They endure the challenges of multiple 
                deployments and moves; spend holidays and life 
                milestones apart; juggle everyday tasks while a spouse, 
                parent, son, or daughter is in harm's way; and honor 
                the service of their loved ones and the memory of those 
                lost.

                Just as we hold a sacred trust to the extraordinary 
                Americans willing to lay down their lives to protect us 
                all, we also have a national commitment to support and 
                engage our military families. They are proud to serve 
                our country; yet, they face unique challenges because 
                of that service. My Administration has taken important 
                steps to help them shoulder their sacrifice, and we are 
                working to ensure they have the resources to care for 
                themselves and the tools to reach their dreams. We are 
                working to improve family resilience, enhance the 
                educational experience of military children, and ensure 
                military spouses have employment and advancement 
                opportunities, despite the relocations and deployment 
                cycles of military life. Our historic investment to 
                build a 21st-century Department of Veterans Affairs is 
                helping to provide our veterans with the benefits and 
                care they have earned. We are also standing with our 
                service members and their families as they transition 
                back into civilian life, providing counseling as well 
                as job training and placement. And, through the Post-9/
                11 GI Bill, our veterans and their families can pursue 
                the dream of higher education.

                However, Government can only do so much. While only a 
                fraction of Americans are in military families, all of 
                us share in the responsibility of caring for our 
                military families and veterans, and all sectors of our 
                society are better off when we reach out and work 
                together to support these patriots. By offering job 
                opportunities and workplace flexibility, businesses and 
                companies can benefit from the unparalleled dedication 
                and skills of a service member or military spouse. 
                Through coordination with local community groups, 
                individuals and organizations can ensure our military 
                families have the help they need and deserve when a 
                loved one is deployed. Even the smallest actions by 
                neighbors and friends send a large message of profound 
                gratitude to the families who risk everything to see us 
                safe and free.

                As America asks ever more of military families, they 
                have a right to expect more of us--it is our national 
                challenge and moral obligation to uphold that promise. 
                If we hold ourselves to the same high standard of 
                excellence our military families live by every day, we 
                will realize the vision of an America that supports and 
                engages these heroes now and for decades to come.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim November 2010 as 
                Military Family Month. I call on all Americans to honor 
                military families through private actions and public 
                service for the tremendous contributions they make in 
                support of our service members and our Nation.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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