[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