[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59421-59422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23584]


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                Proclamation 9176 of September 26, 2014

                
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For generations, mothers and families have given a 
                piece of their heart to our Nation as their loved ones 
                serve in our Armed Forces with honor and distinction. 
                Seventy years ago, as Americans stormed an unforgiving 
                beach, families waited anxiously for a call or a letter 
                from an ocean away. And today, many families experience 
                the absence of a deployed service member so future 
                generations might know a more just and peaceful world. 
                On Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, we pay tribute 
                to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to 
                the families who suffered the unimaginable pain of 
                losing them so our Union might endure.

                Hung in these families' front windows, blue-turned-gold 
                stars remind us of their extraordinary loss and reflect 
                not only the pride still in their eyes, but also the 
                tears of pain that will never fully go away. Our Gold 
                Star families hold dear to the values for which their 
                loved ones gave their lives. With courage and 
                resilience, they preserve the memories of the brave men 
                and women we have lost by giving back to their 
                communities and working toward a better future. As a 
                Nation, we will always honor the sacrifice these 
                families have made.

                Our sacred obligation to our service members and their 
                loved ones will never be forgotten. On this day and 
                every day, we salute all those who have worn America's 
                uniforms and the families who stand by them. Our 
                homeland is stronger and safer because of these heroes. 
                As we celebrate the memories of our troops who gave 
                their last full measure of devotion, we renew our 
                commitment to look after the loved ones they have left 
                in our care.

                The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 
                23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985 as amended), has designated the 
                last Sunday in September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day.''

                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 September 28, 2014, 
                as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day. I call upon all 
                Government officials to display the flag of the United 
                States over Government buildings on this special day. I 
                also encourage the American people to display the flag 
                and hold appropriate ceremonies as a public expression 
                of our Nation's gratitude and respect for our Gold Star 
                Mothers and Families.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-sixth day of September, 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. 2014-23584
Filed 9-30-14; 11:15 am]
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