[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 44255-44256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18164]


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                Proclamation 9150 of July 25, 2014

                
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                More than six decades ago, courageous Americans joined 
                Korean patriots as they defended their right to decide 
                their own fate. They fought through mud, snow, and 
                heavy fire. As they stood firm against the tide of 
                Communism, nearly 37,000 Americans gave their last full 
                measure of devotion. Thanks to all who served and all 
                who died, allied forces pushed invading armies back 
                across the 38th parallel, and on July 27, 1953, they 
                secured a hard-earned victory. On National Korean War 
                Veterans Armistice Day, we honor the men and women who 
                sacrificed so a people they had never met would know 
                the blessings of liberty and security.

                Yet our gratitude is not enough. As a Nation, we must 
                do more to keep faith with our veterans and the 
                families that stand with them always. Just as they have 
                done their duty, we must do ours. We will never waver 
                in our commitment to fully account for the captured and 
                the missing, nor will we ever stop striving to give our 
                veterans the care and opportunities they have earned.

                As we salute the men and women who made this victory 
                possible, we reflect on the open and prosperous society 
                that is their enduring legacy. The Republic of Korea 
                has risen from occupation and ruin to become one of the 
                world's most vibrant democracies. While carefully 
                defending the peace won 61 years ago, the South Korean 
                people have built an advanced, dynamic economy. Today, 
                the alliance between the United States and the Republic 
                of Korea--forged in war and fortified by common 
                ideals--remains as strong as ever.

                This progress was not an accident. It reminds us that 
                liberty and democracy do not come easily; we must win 
                them, tend to them constantly, and defend them without 
                fail. As we mark this anniversary, let us show the full 
                care and support of a grateful Nation to every service 
                member who fought on freedom's frontier.

                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, 2014, 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 fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                ninth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-18164
Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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