    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 9150--JULY 25, 2014

    Proclamation 9150 of July 25, 2014

    National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2014

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    More than six decades ago, courageous Americans joined Korean patriots
    as they defended their right to decide their own fate. They fought
    through mud, snow, and heavy fire. As they stood firm against the tide
    of Communism, nearly 37,000 Americans gave their last full measure of
    devotion. Thanks to all who served and all who died, allied forces
    pushed invading armies back across the 38th parallel, and on July 27,
    1953, they secured a hard-earned victory. On National Korean War
    Veterans Armistice Day, we honor the men and women who sacrificed so a
    people they had never met would know the blessings of liberty and
    security.
    Yet our gratitude is not enough. As a Nation, we must do more to keep
    faith with our veterans and the families that stand with them always.
    Just as they have done their duty, we must do ours. We will never waver
    in our commitment to fully account for the captured and the missing, nor
    will we ever stop striving to give our veterans the care and
    opportunities they have earned.
    As we salute the men and women who made this victory possible, we
    reflect on the open and prosperous society that is their enduring
    legacy. The Republic of Korea has risen from occupation and ruin to
    become one of the world's most vibrant democracies. While carefully
    defending the peace won 61 years ago, the South Korean people have built
    an advanced, dynamic economy. Today, the alliance between the United
    States and the Republic of Korea--forged in war and fortified by common
    ideals--remains as strong as ever.
    This progress was not an accident. It reminds us that liberty and
    democracy do not come easily; we must win them, tend to them constantly,
    and defend them without fail. As we mark this anniversary, let us show
    the full care and support of a grateful Nation to every service member
    who fought on freedom's frontier.
    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 July 27, 2014, as
    National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I call upon all Americans to
    observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor
    our distinguished Korean War veterans.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
    July, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    ninth.
    BARACK OBAMA