[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
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 The President

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                Proclamation 9130 of May 19, 2014

                
National Maritime Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's open seas have long been a source of 
                prosperity and strength, and since before our Nation's 
                founding, the men and women of the United States 
                Merchant Marine have defended them. From securing 
                Atlantic routes during the naval battles of the 
                Revolutionary War to supplying our Armed Forces around 
                the world in the 21st century and delivering American 
                goods to overseas markets in times of peace, they have 
                always played a vital role in our Nation's success. 
                During National Maritime Day, we celebrate this proud 
                history and salute the mariners who have safeguarded 
                our way of life.

                Today's Merchant Marine upholds its generations-long 
                role as our ``fourth arm of defense.'' Yet they also go 
                beyond this mission, transporting food where there is 
                hunger and carrying much-needed supplies to those in 
                distress. Thanks to our dedicated mariners, people 
                around the world continue to see the American flag as a 
                symbol of hope.

                To create middle-class jobs and maintain our leading 
                position in an ever-changing world, we must provide new 
                marketplaces for our businesses to compete. As we 
                expand commerce, we do so with confidence that the 
                United States Merchant Marine will keep our supply 
                lines secure. Because just as America's workers and 
                innovators can rise to any challenge, our mariners have 
                demonstrated time and again that they can meet any 
                test. Today, let us reaffirm our support for their 
                essential mission.

                The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 20, 
                1933, has designated May 22 of each year as ``National 
                Maritime Day,'' and has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue annually a proclamation calling for 
                its appropriate observance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 22, 
                2014, as National Maritime Day. I call upon the people 
                of the United States to mark this observance and to 
                display the flag of the United States at their homes 
                and in their communities. I also request that all ships 
                sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth 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. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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