[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 46245-46246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18540]


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                Proclamation 9000 of July 25, 2013

                
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Today, America pauses to observe the 60th anniversary 
                of the end of the Korean War--a conflict that defined a 
                generation and decided the fate of a nation. We 
                remember the troops who hit the beaches when Communist 
                forces were pressing south; who pushed back, and fought 
                their way north through hard mountains and bitter cold. 
                We remember ordinary men and women who showed 
                extraordinary courage through 3 long years of war, 
                fighting far from home to defend a country they never 
                knew and a people they never met.

                Most of all, we remember those brave Americans who gave 
                until they had nothing left to give. No monument will 
                ever be worthy of their service, and no memorial will 
                fully heal the ache of their sacrifice. But as a 
                grateful Nation, we must honor them--not just with 
                words, but with deeds. We must uphold our sacred 
                obligation to all who serve--giving our troops the 
                resources they need, keeping faith with our veterans 
                and their families, and never giving up the search for 
                our missing and our prisoners of war. Our fallen laid 
                down their lives so we could live ours. It is our task 
                to live up to the example they set, and make America a 
                country worthy of their sacrifice.

                This anniversary marks the end of a war. But it also 
                commemorates the beginning of a long and prosperous 
                peace. In six decades, the Republic of Korea has become 
                one of the world's largest economies and one of 
                America's closest allies. Together, we have built a 
                partnership that remains a bedrock of stability 
                throughout the Pacific. That legacy belongs to the 
                service members who fought for freedom 60 years ago, 
                and the men and women who preserve it today.

                So as we mark this milestone, let us offer a special 
                salute to our Korean War veterans. Let us renew the 
                sacred trust we share with all who have served. And let 
                us reaffirm that no matter what the future holds, 
                America will always honor its promise to serve our 
                veterans as well as they served us--now and forever.

                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 July 27, 2013, as 
                National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I call upon 
                all Americans to observe this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities that honor our distinguished 
                Korean War veterans.

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

[FR Doc. 2013-18540
Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3295-F3