Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 211 (November 1, 2016)
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2016-26525
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 81
Tuesday,
No. 211
November 1, 2016
Part V
The President
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Proclamation 9529--Military Family Month, 2016
Proclamation 9530--National Adoption Month, 2016
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9529 of October 27, 2016
Military Family Month, 2016
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For generations, brave Americans have stepped forward
and answered our country's call to serve in our Armed
Forces. With honor and distinction, our Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen fight to
defend the principles upon which our Republic was
founded so that we might live in a freer and more
prosperous world. Behind these courageous Americans
stand spouses, children, and parents who give up
precious time with their loved ones, bearing the burden
of long deployments and difficult moves, and oftentimes
putting their careers on hold. During Military Family
Month, we salute the families of those who proudly are
a part of our Nation's unbroken chain of patriots for
their unwavering devotion, and we renew our sacred vow
to uphold our promise to our troops, our veterans, and
their families.
Our military would not be the greatest in the world
without the strength and support of the loved ones who
stand alongside our men and women in uniform. While our
service members are fighting to secure the values we
cherish and defend our homeland, their spouses keep
their households running, sometimes through multiple
deployments. Spouses of those in the military are often
forced to relocate across our country or around the
globe, leaving behind jobs they love and sometimes
struggling to find new employment. They are our fellow
citizens and neighbors; in their service to their
families and their country, they represent the true
strength of America.
Our Nation has a solemn obligation to support and care
for the members of our military and their families--
from their first day of training until they conclude
their service--and my Administration has worked to
ensure we uphold this promise. Through First Lady
Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining Forces
initiative, we have worked with both the public and
private sectors to ensure service members, veterans,
and their families have the tools they need to succeed
throughout their lives. Over the past 5 years, we have
rallied businesses to hire more than 1.2 million
veterans and military spouses. Today, every single
State has taken action to streamline professional
licensing and credentialing processes so that military
spouses can continue their work when they move across
State lines without having to re-certify for a job they
are already qualified for. We are also working to
provide the resources military families need to start
businesses and pursue an education, and we are helping
teachers and schools support military children from
kindergarten through college. By partnering with the
private sector, we have also helped expand access to
essential science, technology, engineering, and math
courses so that 60,000 more military children can be
college-ready and prepared for 21st-century careers.
We must always be there for our service members and
their families--just as they are there for us. Through
the thickest of fights and the darkest of nights, our
extraordinary military families--our heroes on the home
front--stand alongside our patriots in uniform, and in
their example we see the very best of our country's
spirit. This month, let us thank them for their
tremendous devotion to duty and for their unyielding
sacrifice. Let us honor
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their resolve and patriotism and uphold our solemn
responsibility to ensure the priorities of our Nation
reflect the priorities of our military families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 November 2016 as
Military Family Month. I encourage all Americans to
honor military families through private actions and
public service for the tremendous contributions they
make in support of our service members and our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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