[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30701-30702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12573]


 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2014 / Rules 
and Regulations  

[[Page 30701]]


                Proclamation 9133 of May 23, 2014

                
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Constant in the American narrative is the story of men 
                and women who loved our country so deeply they were 
                willing to give their all to keep it safe and free. 
                When a revolution needed to be won and our Union needed 
                to be preserved, brave patriots stepped forward. When 
                our harbor was bombed and our country was attacked on a 
                clear September morning, courageous warriors raised 
                their hands and said, ``send me.'' On the last Monday 
                of each May, our Nation comes together to honor the 
                selfless heroes who have defended the land we love and 
                in so doing gave their last full measure of devotion.

                Today, we pause to remember our fallen troops, to mourn 
                their loss, and to pray for their loved ones. Though 
                our hearts ache, we find a measure of solace in knowing 
                their legacy lives on in the families our heroes left 
                behind--the proud parents who instilled in their sons 
                and daughters the values that led them to serve; the 
                remarkable spouses who gave our Nation the person they 
                cherished most in the world; and the beautiful children 
                who will grow up with the knowledge that their mother 
                or father embodied the true meaning of patriotism. To 
                those we lost, we owe a profound debt that can never be 
                fully repaid. But we can honor the fallen by caring for 
                their loved ones and keeping faith with our veterans 
                and their fellow brothers and sisters in arms.

                The security that lets us live in peace, the prosperity 
                that allows us to pursue our dreams, the freedom that 
                we cherish--these were earned by the blood and the 
                sacrifices of patriots who went before. This Memorial 
                Day, as we near the end of more than a decade of war, 
                let us never forget their service and always be worthy 
                of the sacrifices made in our name. And today and every 
                day, let us pray for and hold close the families of the 
                fallen.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial 
                Day, May 26, 2014, as a day of prayer for permanent 
                peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each 
                locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time to unite 
                in prayer. I also ask all Americans to observe the 
                National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. 
                local time on Memorial Day.

                I request the Governors of the United States and the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of the other 
                territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
                States, and appropriate officials of all units of 
                government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-
                staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings, 
                grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States 
                and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I 
                also request the people of the United States to display 
                the flag at half-staff from their homes for the 
                customary forenoon period.

[[Page 30702]]

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-third 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.)

[FR Doc. 2014-12573
Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3295-F4