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Ärende: Memorial Day Proclamation
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The President's Memorial Day proclamation - -

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-Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2008
-A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

-On Memorial Day, we honor the heroes who have laid down their lives in
-the cause of freedom, resolve that they will forever be remembered by a
-grateful Nation, and pray that our country may always prove worthy of
-the sacrifices they have made.

-Throughout our Nation's history, our course has been secured by brave
-Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. These
-courageous and selfless warriors have stepped forward to protect the
-Nation they love, fight for America's highest ideals, and show millions
-that a future of liberty is possible. Freedoms come at great costs, yet
-the world has been transformed in unimaginable ways because of the
-noble service and devotion to duty of these brave individuals. Our
-country honors the sacrifice made by those who have given their lives
-to spread the blessings of liberty and lay the foundations of peace,
-and we mourn their loss.

-Today, our service men and women continue to inspire and strengthen our
-Nation, going above and beyond the call of duty as part of the greatest
-military the world has ever known. Americans are grateful to all those
-who have put on our Nation's uniform and to their families, and we will
-always remember their service and sacrifice for our freedoms.

-On this solemn day our country unites to pay tribute to the fallen, who
-demonstrated the strength of their convictions and paid the cost of
-freedom. We pray for the members of our Armed Forces and their
-families, and we ask for God's continued guidance of our country.

-In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, by a joint
-resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as amended (64 Stat. 158), has
-requested the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people
-of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer
-for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the
-people of the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by
-Public Law 106-579, has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00
-p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the
-National Moment of Remembrance.

-NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
-America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, as a day of
-prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each
-locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time to unite in prayer. I
-also ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance
-beginning at 3:00 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day. I encourage the
-media to participate in these observances. I also request the Governors
-of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the
-appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the
-flag be flown at half staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all
-buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States,
-and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request
-the people of the United States to display the flag at half staff from
-their homes for the customary forenoon period.

-IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day
-of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the
-Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
-thirty-second.

-GEORGE W. BUSH


... "that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in
...   vain;" - - Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, November 19, 1863

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