    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 36 (Monday, September 10, 2007)]
    [Page 1179]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Proclamation 8173--National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2007

     September 4, 2007

     By the President of the United States

     of America

     A Proclamation

        During this year's National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we honor
    the thousands of victims who died in the brutal and ruthless attacks in
    New York City, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
    Our Nation remembers with gratitude the firefighters, police officers,
    first responders, and ordinary citizens who acted with courage and
    compassion to save the lives of others, and we pray for the families
    whose loved ones were taken from them.
        Never forgetting that terrible day, we remain determined to bring
    our enemies to justice, defy the terrorists' ideology of hate, and work
    to make our world safer. We honor the members of our Armed Forces who
    died while taking the fight to our adversaries, and we are grateful for
    those who continue to protect our Nation and our way of life. Their
    courage, sacrifice, and dedication help preserve our freedom. We pray
    for their safety, for all those who love them, and for the peace we all
    seek.
        We remain a hopeful America, inspired by the kindness and compassion
    of our citizens and our commitment to freedom and opportunity. During
    these days of prayer and remembrance, we reflect on all we have lost and
    take comfort in each other and in the grace and mercy of our Creator.
    May God guide us, give us strength and wisdom, and may He continue to
    bless our great country.
         Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, 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 Friday, September 7,
    through Sunday, September 9, 2007, as National Days of Prayer and
    Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States and their places
    of worship mark these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with
    memorial services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight
    remembrance vigils. I also invite the people of the world to share in
    these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
         In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
    September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    second.
                                                    George W. Bush

     [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:09 a.m., September
    6, 2007]

    Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press
    Secretary on September 6, and it was published in the Federal Register
    on September 7.