[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 76267-76268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 81

Tuesday,

No. 211

November 1, 2016

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 9529--Military Family Month, 2016



Proclamation 9530--National Adoption Month, 2016
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                Proclamation 9529 of October 27, 2016

                
Military Family Month, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For generations, brave Americans have stepped forward 
                and answered our country's call to serve in our Armed 
                Forces. With honor and distinction, our Soldiers, 
                Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen fight to 
                defend the principles upon which our Republic was 
                founded so that we might live in a freer and more 
                prosperous world. Behind these courageous Americans 
                stand spouses, children, and parents who give up 
                precious time with their loved ones, bearing the burden 
                of long deployments and difficult moves, and oftentimes 
                putting their careers on hold. During Military Family 
                Month, we salute the families of those who proudly are 
                a part of our Nation's unbroken chain of patriots for 
                their unwavering devotion, and we renew our sacred vow 
                to uphold our promise to our troops, our veterans, and 
                their families.

                Our military would not be the greatest in the world 
                without the strength and support of the loved ones who 
                stand alongside our men and women in uniform. While our 
                service members are fighting to secure the values we 
                cherish and defend our homeland, their spouses keep 
                their households running, sometimes through multiple 
                deployments. Spouses of those in the military are often 
                forced to relocate across our country or around the 
                globe, leaving behind jobs they love and sometimes 
                struggling to find new employment. They are our fellow 
                citizens and neighbors; in their service to their 
                families and their country, they represent the true 
                strength of America.

                Our Nation has a solemn obligation to support and care 
                for the members of our military and their families--
                from their first day of training until they conclude 
                their service--and my Administration has worked to 
                ensure we uphold this promise. Through First Lady 
                Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining Forces 
                initiative, we have worked with both the public and 
                private sectors to ensure service members, veterans, 
                and their families have the tools they need to succeed 
                throughout their lives. Over the past 5 years, we have 
                rallied businesses to hire more than 1.2 million 
                veterans and military spouses. Today, every single 
                State has taken action to streamline professional 
                licensing and credentialing processes so that military 
                spouses can continue their work when they move across 
                State lines without having to re-certify for a job they 
                are already qualified for. We are also working to 
                provide the resources military families need to start 
                businesses and pursue an education, and we are helping 
                teachers and schools support military children from 
                kindergarten through college. By partnering with the 
                private sector, we have also helped expand access to 
                essential science, technology, engineering, and math 
                courses so that 60,000 more military children can be 
                college-ready and prepared for 21st-century careers.

                We must always be there for our service members and 
                their families--just as they are there for us. Through 
                the thickest of fights and the darkest of nights, our 
                extraordinary military families--our heroes on the home 
                front--stand alongside our patriots in uniform, and in 
                their example we see the very best of our country's 
                spirit. This month, let us thank them for their 
                tremendous devotion to duty and for their unyielding 
                sacrifice. Let us honor

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                their resolve and patriotism and uphold our solemn 
                responsibility to ensure the priorities of our Nation 
                reflect the priorities of our military families.

                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 November 2016 as 
                Military Family Month. I encourage all Americans to 
                honor military families through private actions and 
                public service for the tremendous contributions they 
                make in support of our service members and our Nation.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                first.
                
                
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