[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59167-59168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20855]


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                Proclamation 10072 of September 10, 2020

                
Patriot Day, 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In 2001, our Nation, united under God, made an 
                unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3,000 
                innocent Americans who were senselessly killed on 
                September 11. On this sacred day--Patriot Day--we 
                solemnly honor that commitment. As the bells toll, we 
                call by name those who perished in the terrorist 
                attacks in New York, New York; Arlington, Virginia; and 
                Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In cities and towns across 
                our great country, we stand in solidarity to remember 
                the victims and mourn their stolen hopes and dreams.

                On a day that began as ordinary as any other, 
                terrorists carrying out a sadistic plan murdered 
                thousands of our fellow compatriots. With shock and 
                disbelief, we watched our first responders, encumbered 
                by heavy equipment and hindered by debris and smoke, 
                rush with conviction and courage into the void to 
                rescue those in despair. With pride and sorrow, we felt 
                the tremendous bravery of those aboard Flight 93, who 
                summoned the courage to charge the terrorists in a 
                counterattack that saved countless American lives. As 
                the day closed, America steadied its resolve to hold 
                accountable those who had attacked us and to ensure it 
                would never happen again.

                The courage, heroism, and resilience Americans 
                displayed on 9/11, and in its aftermath, are perpetual 
                testaments to the spirit of our country. While our 
                Nation was anguished by this attack, the grit displayed 
                that day--the very essence of America--was a reminder 
                that our citizens have never failed to rise to the 
                occasion. Heroes sprang into action in the face of 
                great peril to help save their fellow Americans. Many 
                laid down their lives. As we reflect on the events of 
                that September morning, let us recommit to embrace the 
                stalwart bravery displayed and reaffirm our dedication 
                to defending liberty from all who wish to deny it.

                To fulfill our collective promise never to forget, we 
                impart the memory of that fateful day to our children 
                and grandchildren. The smoke that rose from the Twin 
                Towers, the Pentagon, and the Pennsylvania field 
                carried away the souls of innocent Americans. As we 
                recall the images of our American Flag raised from the 
                ashes of Ground Zero and the Pentagon, we are reminded 
                that good triumphs over evil. We recommit ourselves to 
                fortifying our cherished American values so that future 
                generations will know in their souls that the United 
                States is the land of the free and the home of the 
                brave.

                This Patriot Day, we commemorate the lives of those who 
                perished on September 11, 2001, we pray for the 
                families who carry on their legacies, and we honor the 
                unmatched bravery of our Nation's first responders. We 
                also commend those who, in the days and years following 
                the attack, answered the call to serve our country and 
                continue to risk their lives in defense of the 
                matchless blessings of freedom.

                By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 
                (Public Law 107-89), the Congress designated September 
                11 of each year as ``Patriot Day.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 
                11, 2020, as Patriot Day. I call

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                upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 
                of the United States to display the flag of the United 
                States at half-staff on Patriot Day in honor of the 
                innocent people who lost their lives on September 11, 
                2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and 
                its Territories and interested organizations and 
                individuals to join in this observance. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to participate in community 
                service in honor of the innocent people we lost that 
                day and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 
                8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor those victims 
                who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
                September 11, 2001.

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