[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20809-20810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09082]


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                Proclamation 9602 of April 28, 2017

                
Loyalty Day, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Loyalty Day, we recognize and reaffirm our 
                allegiance to the principles upon which our Nation is 
                built. We pledge our dedication to the United States of 
                America and honor its unique heritage, reminding 
                ourselves that we are one Nation, under God, made 
                possible by those who have sacrificed to defend our 
                liberty. We honor our Republic and acknowledge the 
                great responsibility that self-governance demands of 
                each of us.

                The United States stands as the world's leader in 
                upholding the ideals of freedom, equality, and justice. 
                Together, and with these fundamental concepts enshrined 
                in our Constitution, our Nation perseveres in the face 
                of those who would seek to harm it.

                As one Nation, we will always stand strong against the 
                threats of terrorism and lawlessness. The loyalty of 
                our citizenry sends a clear signal to our allies and 
                enemies that the United States will never yield from 
                our way of life. Through the Department of Defense and 
                other national security agencies, we are working to 
                destroy ISIS, and to secure for all Americans the 
                liberty terrorists seek to extinguish. We humbly thank 
                our brave service members and veterans who have worn 
                our Nation's uniform--from the American Revolution to 
                the present day. Their unwavering loyalty and fidelity 
                has made the world a safer, more free, and more just 
                place. We are inspired by their pride in our country's 
                principles, their devotion to our freedom, and their 
                solemn pledge to protect and defend our Constitution 
                against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

                To express our country's loyalty to individual 
                liberties, to limited government, and to the inherent 
                dignity of every human being, the Congress, by Public 
                Law 85-529 as amended, has designated May 1 of each 
                year as ``Loyalty Day.'' On this day, we honor the 
                United States of America and those who uphold its 
                values, particularly those who have fought and continue 
                to fight to defend the freedom it affords us.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 
                2017, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call on all 
                Americans to observe this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies in our schools and other public places, 
                including recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the 
                Flag of the United States of America. I also call upon 
                all Government officials to display the flag of the 
                United States on all Government buildings and grounds 
                on that day.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2017-09082
Filed 5-2-17; 11:15 am]
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