    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10099 of October 9, 2020
    General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    The life of the Polish-American hero General Casimir Pulaski is a
    testament to our Nation's ideals and a paragon of the cause of human
    freedom. General Pulaski's devotion to country--and the shared values
    upon which our Nation and Poland were both founded--accentuates our
    common commitment to liberty. On General Pulaski Memorial Day, we honor
    and celebrate his courage and expertise in the Revolutionary War, which
    helped found a Nation conceived in the ideals he held most dearly.
    General Pulaski was a military leader renowned for his bravery and
    tactical acumen. In Poland, he fought valiantly in defense of his
    country's sovereignty and against the scourge of foreign tyranny. In
    1777, recognizing our burgeoning Nation's cause, Pulaski eagerly joined
    General George Washington's Continental Army upon the recommendation of
    Benjamin Franklin. Pulaski spent the next 2 years in service to America
    and its battle for self-determination and liberty.
    Throughout his time in the Continental Army, General Pulaski
    distinguished himself as a military leader of tactical brilliance and
    tremendous valor. At the Battle of Brandywine, he famously saved General
    Washington's life, who later promoted him to Brigadier General and gave
    him command of a cavalry division. Dubbed the ``Pulaski Legion'' his
    division played a key role in the fight for American Independence.
    Tragically, though, the ``Father of the American Cavalry'' was mortally
    wounded while leading his men during the Battle of Savannah in October
    of 1779.
    General Pulaski once wrote to General Washington: ``I came here, where
    freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it''
    General Pulaski's ultimate sacrifice for a young Nation that was not his
    own illustrates what is still true today--America is the shining city on
    a hill and a symbol of freedom and opportunity for the entire world. The
    United States of America is more than a name to rally around; it is the
    land of a people committed to universal values that inspired a young
    Polish soldier to fight over 200 years ago, thousands of miles from his
    place of birth, and it continues to inspire freedom-loving people near
    and far.
    As I told the Polish people during a trip to Warsaw in my first year in
    office, the United States and Poland share a special bond forged by
    unique histories and national characters, and a fellowship that exists
    only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom.
    As we join together in celebration of General Pulaski's commitment to
    the cause of liberty, we reaffirm the enduring bond between our Nation
    and his native Poland. His legacy, carried in the hearts of nearly 10
    million Polish Americans, will forever be etched into the great American
    story.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 October

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    11, 2020, as General Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to
    commemorate on this occasion those who have contributed to the
    furthering of our Nation.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fifth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP