    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 7739 of November 21, 2003

    National Family Week, 2003

    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    As Americans gather during Thanksgiving week, we honor our families, and
    we recognize the family as a source of help, hope, and stability for our
    citizens and for our country.
    Strong families make our Nation better. They teach our children values
    and help them become responsible citizens. We must encourage families to
    be loving and compassionate, generous and supportive, and to serve and
    help others.
    On this Thanksgiving week, we also pay respect to our brave military
    families whose loved ones are on active duty, many on the front lines of
    freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. These families provide a bond of love
    and encouragement to our men and women in uniform as they defend liberty
    and protect our Nation.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 23 through
    November 29, 2003, as National Family Week. I invite the States,
    communities, and all the people of the United States to join together in
    observing this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities to honor
    our Nation's families.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of
    November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
    eighth.
    GEORGE W. BUSH