[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 41 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Page 1804]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6839--General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1995

October 10, 1995

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    October 11 marks the anniversary of the death of General Casimir 
Pulaski, an American and Polish hero whose devotion to the cause of 
freedom led him to our shores to fight in the War for Independence and, 
finally, to give his life during the siege of Savannah. Each year, 
people around the Nation honor this great man, remembering that his 
courage and unwavering principles helped to make our country free.
    It was General Pulaski's love of liberty that inspired his battle 
against oppression--first in his native Poland and then in America. With 
exceptional valor and military skill, he commanded soldiers of the 
Continental Army in several important contests of the Revolutionary War. 
And on this day in 1779, General Pulaski made the ultimate sacrifice so 
that democracy and self-government might triumph.
    The annals of Poland and America contain many accounts of bravery, 
nobility, and service, and Casimir Pulaski occupies a prominent place in 
the hearts and histories of both countries. Thanks to the struggles and 
sacrifices of the men and women who have followed his proud example, 
Poland today is peaceful, free, and increasingly prosperous.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the 
Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 
11, 1995, as General Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all Americans to 
commemorate this occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities 
paying tribute to the legacy of General Casimir Pulaski and honoring all 
those who carry on his mission.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of 
October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and 
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 
twentieth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:53 p.m., October 11, 
1995]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on October 
13.