[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