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

    PROCLAMATION 9200--OCT. 31, 2014

    Proclamation 9200 of October 31, 2014

    Military Family Month, 2014

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    For more than two centuries, members of our Armed Forces have defended
    our country with unyielding courage. In our Nation's times of need,
    these brave patriots step forward to answer America's call, leaving
    behind everything they know and love. And as they help secure our
    freedom and democracy, their families sacrifice alongside them. During
    Military Family Month, we recognize every spouse, parent, sibling,
    child, and loved one who stands with our service members, and we
    reaffirm our solemn vow to serve these families as well as they serve
    us.

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    The selflessness of our military families tells a story of unfailing
    duty and devotion. Through long deployments, difficult separations, and
    moves across the country and overseas, spouses and partners put their
    careers on hold and children take on extra responsibilities. With grace
    and resilience, families endure the absence of loved ones and shoulder
    the burdens of war. And when battle ends and our service members return
    home, their families support their transition and recovery.
    To fulfill our sacred promise to our service members and their loved
    ones, my Administration continues to make supporting our military
    families a top priority. This year, we launched the Veterans Employment
    Center, an interagency resource to connect transitioning service
    members, veterans, and their spouses to meaningful career opportunities.
    We are also committed to fostering partnerships with organizations that
    help military caregivers and making consistent and effective family
    services available, including mental health care and counseling,
    deployment and relocation assistance, and child care and youth programs.
    Through their Joining Forces initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama and
    Dr. Jill Biden are working to ensure members of our Armed Forces,
    veterans, and their families have all the opportunities and benefits
    they deserve. And since 2011, their efforts have encouraged businesses
    to hire more than 500,000 veterans and military spouses.
    Every day, our military families at home and abroad inspire us and
    remind us of our obligation to take care of those who do so much for our
    country. As a grateful Nation, we pay tribute to the women and men who
    have made our military the finest fighting force the world has ever
    known, and we honor the enduring strength and dedication of their
    families.
    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 2014 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 support of our service members and our
    Nation.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
    October, 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