[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56747-56748]
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Vol. 77

Thursday,

No. 178

September 13, 2012

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8860--Patriot Day and National Day of Service and 
Remembrance, 2012



Executive Order 13626--Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration



Memorandum of September 10, 2012--Continuation of the Exercise of 
Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
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                Proclamation 8860 of September 10, 2012

                
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and 
                Remembrance, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On September 11, 2001, a bright autumn day was darkened 
                by the worst attack on the American people in our 
                history. Thousands of innocent men, women, and children 
                perished when mighty towers collapsed in the heart of 
                New York City and wreckage burned in Pennsylvania and 
                at the Pentagon. They were family and friends, service 
                members and first responders--and the tragedy of their 
                loss left pain that will never fade and scars our 
                country will never forget.

                More than a decade later, the world we live in is 
                forever changed. But as we mark the anniversary of 
                September 11, we remember what remains the same: our 
                character as a Nation, our faith in one another, and 
                our legacy as a country strengthened by service and 
                selflessness. In the spirit that moved rescue workers 
                and firefighters to charge into darkness and danger 
                that September morning, we see the same sense of moral 
                responsibility that drove countless Americans to give 
                of themselves in the months that followed. We offered 
                our neighbors a hand and lined up to give blood. Many 
                helped our Nation rebuild and recover long after the 
                dust had settled, donating and volunteering and helping 
                survivors who had borne so much. We were united, and 
                the outpouring of generosity reminded us that, through 
                challenges that have spanned from acts of terrorism to 
                natural disasters, we go forward together as one 
                people.

                Today, as we remember the victims, their families, and 
                the heroes who stood up during one of our country's 
                darkest moments, I invite all Americans to reclaim that 
                abiding spirit of compassion by serving their 
                communities in the days and weeks ahead. From 
                volunteering with a faith-based organization, to 
                collecting food and clothing for those in need, to 
                preparing care packages for our men and women in 
                uniform, there are many ways to bring service into our 
                everyday lives--and each of us can do something. To get 
                involved and find a local service opportunity, visit 
                www.Serve.gov, or www.Servir.gov for Spanish speakers.

                Even the simplest act of kindness can be a way to honor 
                those we have lost, and to help build stronger 
                communities and a more resilient Nation. By joining 
                together on this solemn anniversary, let us show that 
                America's sense of common purpose need not be a 
                fleeting moment, but a lasting virtue--not just on one 
                day, but every day.

                By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 
                (Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated 
                September 11 of each year as ``Patriot Day,'' and by 
                Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the 
                Congress has requested the observance of September 11 
                as an annually recognized ``National Day of Service and 
                Remembrance.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 
                11, 2012, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service 
                and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, agencies, 
                and instrumentalities of the United States to display 
                the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot 
                Day and National Day of Service

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                and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost 
                their lives on September 11, 2001. I invite the 
                Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of 
                Puerto Rico and interested organizations and 
                individuals to join in this observance. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to participate in community 
                service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe 
                this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, 
                including remembrance services, and to observe a moment 
                of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
                to honor the innocent victims who perished as a result 
                of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
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