    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9738 of April 30, 2018

    Loyalty Day, 2018

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation
    On Loyalty Day, we reflect with humility and gratitude upon the freedoms
    we hold dear, and we reaffirm our allegiance to our Nation and its
    founding principles. We cherish our system of self-government, whereby
    each American citizen is free to exercise their God-given and
    inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We
    honor and defend our Constitution, which constrains the power of
    government and allows us freely to exercise these rights. We also
    recognize the great responsibility that accompanies a free people and
    vow to preserve our hard-won liberty. For we know, as President Ronald
    Reagan once said, that ``freedom is never more than one generation away
    from extinction.'';

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    This Loyalty Day, we remember and honor the thousands of Americans who
    have laid down their lives to protect and defend our Nation's beautiful
    flag, from those who battled on Bunker Hill to those who sailed at
    Midway. These brave men and women fought and died to ensure that the
    United States of America continues to shine as a beacon of hope and
    freedom around the world. America's light will continue to shine because
    our Government is built on the propositions that government derives its
    just power from the consent of the governed and that government exists
    for the purpose of protecting the individual rights of its citizens.
    This makes our Nation exceptional. Through devotion and sacrifice, each
    new generation has preserved these rights for posterity. It now falls to
    us to continue this legacy.
    As we have since our Nation's founding, Americans today continue to
    strengthen the fabric of our Nation. The men and women of our Armed
    Forces courageously confront our enemies, who seek to do us harm and to
    destroy our way of life. Our first responders valiantly rush toward
    danger to save lives and aid those in need, often at great personal
    risk. Parents and teachers prepare our youth to defend our unique
    heritage and our rights. Our Nation's entrepreneurs and business owners
    are rewarded by how well they serve others--a remarkable feature of our
    free market system. The valued virtue of selfless service that permeates
    American life exemplifies our proud loyalty to our country and fellow
    citizens.
    To express our country's loyalty to individual liberties, to limited
    government, and to the inherent dignity of every human being, the
    Congress, by Public Law 85-529, as amended, has designated May 1 of each
    year as ``Loyalty Day.''; On this day, we honor the United States of
    America and those who uphold its values, particularly those who have
    fought and continue to fight to defend the freedom our Constitution
    affords us.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2018, as Loyalty Day. I call on all
    Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies in our schools
    and other public places, including recitation of the Pledge of
    Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. I also call upon
    all Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all
    Government buildings and grounds on that day.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
    April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    second.
    DONALD J. TRUMP