[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 123, 111th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8444--OCT. 30, 2009

Proclamation 8444 of October 30, 2009
Military Family Month, 2009
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

No one pays a higher price for our freedom than members of our Nation's
military and their families. As sons and daughters, husbands and wives,
and mothers and fathers are deployed, military families endure with
exceptional resilience and courage. They provide our troops with
invaluable encouragement and love, and serve our Nation in their own
right. During Military Family Month, we honor the families of our Armed
Forces and thank them for their dedication to our country.
Though only a small percentage of our Nation's population, our troops
bear the great responsibility of protecting our people. They, along with
their families, serve us every day with courage and dignity. Ensuring
that military families receive the respect they deserve and the support
they have earned is a top priority for my Administration.

The strength of our Nation is measured not just by our success on the
battlefield, but also by our ability to support those families who have
made so many sacrifices for us. Time and again, military families have
shown their heart in the face of adversity. We have a solemn obligation
to ensure that while our men and women in uniform discharge their
duties, we do all we can to promote and preserve the well-being of their
families. We must also support the families of our wounded warriors and
our fallen heroes who have paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we
enjoy.
This month, we celebrate the tremendous contributions of military
families, convey to them our deepest respect and appreciation, and
recommit ourselves to their support.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 November 2009 as
Military Family Month. I call on all Americans to honor military
families through private actions and public service for the tremendous
contributions they make in the support of our service members and our
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
fourth.
BARACK OBAMA