[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.