[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8254--MAY 9, 2008

Proclamation 8254 of May 9, 2008
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week,
2008
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's transportation system strengthens our national security and
keeps our country moving. On National Defense Transportation Day and
during National Transportation Week, we thank the men and women of the
transportation industry for their efforts to ensure that our Nation's
infrastructure operates effectively and efficiently.
Innovation, investment, and imagination have enabled new modes of
transportation to revolutionize the world. Today, businesses can de



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liver goods and services faster than ever, first responders can quickly
bring hope and healing to those in need, and people can visit loved ones
across the country or around the globe. The Armed Forces utilize modern
transportation to deploy troops, move supplies, and bring our heroes
home from the front lines. We are grateful for the hard work of all
transportation professionals.
My Administration supports the continued creation of safer, more secure,
and more reliable roadways, bridges, airports, seaports, and mass
transit systems. We are addressing the challenges facing our
transportation system today, helping lay the groundwork for future
demands, and giving State and local authorities the flexibility to solve
transportation problems in their communities. By promoting research in
advanced transportation technologies, my Administration is also working
to help end our reliance on foreign sources of energy, improve our
environment, and strengthen our economic and national security.
To recognize the men and women who work in the transportation industry
and who contribute to our Nation's well-being and defense, the Congress,
by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120),
has requested that the President designate the third Friday in May of
each year as ``National Defense Transportation Day,'' and, by joint
resolution approved May 14, 1962, as amended (36 U.S.C. 133), that the
week during which that Friday falls be designated as ``National
Transportation Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 16, 2008, as National Defense
Transportation Day and May 11 through May 17, 2008, as National
Transportation Week. I encourage all Americans to learn how our modern
transportation system contributes to the security of our citizens and
the prosperity of our country and to celebrate these observances with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH