[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27475-27476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11167]



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Vol. 79

Tuesday,

No. 92

May 13, 2014

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 9119--Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2014
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                Proclamation 9119 of May 8, 2014

                
Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our military spouses embody ideals we cherish: 
                strength, loyalty, and commitment. They stand beside 
                those who stand behind our flag, giving their all and 
                making tremendous sacrifices. They shoulder the burdens 
                of countless moves and stressful deployments, and they 
                uphold their end of the bargain. On Military Spouse 
                Appreciation Day, we celebrate the force behind the 
                force and show these homefront heroes the full support 
                of a grateful Nation.

                My Administration is working to fulfill our sacred 
                obligation to our veterans, service members, their 
                spouses, and their families. We are helping military 
                families avoid foreclosure and predatory lending, and 
                we are investing in their education. We are easing 
                burdens by supporting childcare and assisting with 
                career training. And because our men and women in 
                uniform and their spouses are partners not only in 
                love, but also in law, we are doing everything we can 
                to ensure all married couples receive the benefits they 
                deserve--regardless of their sexual orientation.

                Through the Joining Forces initiative, First Lady 
                Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are expanding 
                employment opportunities for veterans, transitioning 
                service members, and their spouses while advocating for 
                new legislation to bolster professional development 
                services. And they are forging stronger connections 
                between military and civilian families and engaging us 
                all in the push to give military families the 
                opportunities, resources, and support they have 
                earned--not only today, but every day. To learn more 
                and get involved, visit www.JoiningForces.gov.

                As service members board planes for deployments to 
                foreign lands, they need to know their country will be 
                there for their loved ones. As mothers and fathers take 
                on the work of two, they need to know their neighbors 
                will lend a hand. And if called to make the ultimate 
                sacrifice, troops must know their Nation will honor 
                their memory and care for their family. After 
                everything military spouses have done for America, for 
                one another, for our wounded warriors and the families 
                of the fallen, we must stand beside them. We must make 
                good on our debt of gratitude. May each of us serve our 
                military spouses and their families as well as they 
                serve us.

                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 May 9, 2014, as 
                Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to honor military spouses 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2014-11167
Filed 5-12-14; 11:15 am]
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