[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26655-26656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11026]


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                Proclamation 8811 of May 1, 2012

                
Loyalty Day, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                More than two centuries ago, our Founders laid out a 
                charter that assured the rule of law and the rights of 
                man. Through times of tranquility and the throes of 
                change, the Constitution has always guided our course 
                toward fulfilling that most noble promise that all are 
                equal, all are free, and all deserve the chance to 
                pursue their full measure of happiness. America has 
                carried on not only for the skill or vision of 
                history's celebrated figures, but also for the 
                generations who have remained faithful to the ideals of 
                our forebears and true to our founding documents. On 
                Loyalty Day, we reflect on that proud heritage and 
                press on in the long journey toward prosperity for all.

                In the years since our Constitution was penned and 
                ratified, Americans have moved our Nation forward by 
                embracing a commitment to each other, to the 
                fundamental principles that unite us, and to the future 
                we share. We weathered the storms of civil war and 
                segregation, of conflicts that spanned continents. We 
                overcame threats from within and without--from the 
                specter of fascism abroad to the bitter injustice of 
                disenfranchisement at home. We upheld the spirit of 
                service at the core of our democracy, and we widened 
                the circle of opportunity not just for a privileged 
                few, but for the ambitious many. Time and again, men 
                and women achieved what seemed impossible by joining 
                imagination to common purpose and necessity to courage. 
                That legacy still burns brightly, and the ideals it 
                embodies remain a light to all the world.

                Countless Americans demonstrate that same dedication to 
                country today. It endures in the hearts of all who put 
                their lives on the line to defend the land they love, 
                just as it moves millions to improve their communities 
                through volunteerism and civic participation. Their 
                actions help ensure prosperity for this generation and 
                those yet to come, and they honor the immutable truths 
                enshrined in our Nation's founding texts. On Loyalty 
                Day, we rededicate ourselves to the common good, to the 
                cornerstones of liberty, equality, and justice, and to 
                the unending pursuit of a more perfect Union.

                In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty 
                and the sacrifices that so many have made for our 
                Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, 
                has designated May 1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day.'' 
                On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the 
                United States of America, our Constitution, and our 
                founding values.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                2012, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all 
                the people of the United States to join in support of 
                this national observance, whether by displaying the 
                flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the 
                Republic for which it stands.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-11026
Filed 5-3-12; 2:00 pm]
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