[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49991-49992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16400]



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Vol. 88

Monday,

No. 145

July 31, 2023

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 10604--National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2023
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                Proclamation 10604 of July 26, 2023

                
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Alliance 
                between the United States and the Republic of Korea--an 
                unbreakable bond forged by American and Korean service 
                members who fought side-by-side from 1950 to 1953. 
                These patriots braved dangers and deprivations, facing 
                down war and death in defense of democracy. Today, we 
                remember their service. Together, we honor their 
                sacrifice--including more than 36,000 Americans and 
                more than 7,000 Korean Augmentation to the United 
                States Army soldiers who laid down their lives for a 
                world of greater liberty and freedom.

                During President Yoon's recent trip to the United 
                States, we visited the Korean War Veterans Memorial--
                laying wreaths in honor of the brave Korean and 
                American women and men who served and sacrificed. It 
                was a solemn reminder that our Alliance was not born 
                out of shared borders but shared beliefs--including 
                democracy, security, and freedom. Today, those beliefs 
                are upheld by the thousands of Korean and American 
                troops who continue to stand together on the Korean 
                Peninsula. And they remain the source of our shared 
                strength--keeping the Alliance between the Republic of 
                Korea and the United States the linchpin of peace, 
                stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region 
                and, increasingly, around the world.

                Today, we also pause to remember the thousands of 
                United States troops who went missing in action during 
                the Korean War. That includes Army Corporal Luther H. 
                Story, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his 
                extraordinary heroism during a battle on the Pusan 
                Perimeter in 1950. Our Nation was able to bring 
                Corporal Story home this year when his remains were 
                finally identified and returned to his family. And we 
                will never stop working to bring home every one of our 
                missing heroes.

                Today--70 years after the armistice was signed by 
                representatives of the United States as head of the 
                United Nations Command, the People's Republic of China, 
                and North Korea--let us honor the Korean War Veterans 
                who fought to defend the security and stability we 
                enjoy today. Let us renew our commitment to the 
                democratic values for which they served and sacrificed. 
                And together, let us continue to ensure that our 
                Alliance with the Republic of Korea continues to 
                contribute to global peace and prosperity.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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, 2023, 
                as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. On this 
                day, I encourage all Americans to reflect on the 
                strength, sacrifices, and sense of duty of our Korean 
                War Veterans and bestow upon them the high honor they 
                deserve. I call upon all Americans to observe this day 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor 
                and give thanks to our distinguished Korean War 
                Veterans.

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

[FR Doc. 2023-16400
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