Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)
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Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)
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Vol. 82
Monday,
No. 217
November 13, 2017
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 9672--Veterans Day, 2017
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9672 of November 7, 2017
Veterans Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our veterans represent the very best of America. They
have bravely answered the call to serve in the finest
military force in the world, and they have earned the
dignity that comes with wearing the uniform and
defending our great flag. On Veterans Day, we honor all
Americans who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marines, and Coast Guard, both in times of war and
peace. For nearly 100 years, since the end of World War
I, Veterans Day has given us a time to pay due respect
to our veterans, who have passed the torch of liberty
from one generation to the next.
Part of paying our respect means recommitting to our
Nation's sacred obligation to care for those who have
protected the freedom we often take for granted. I have
pledged to provide our service members with the best
equipment, resources, and support in the world--support
that must continue after they return to civilian life
as veterans. This is why veterans' healthcare is a top
priority for my Administration. I have signed
legislation that improves accountability at the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provides
additional funding for the Veterans Choice Program,
which ensures veterans continue to receive care in
their communities from providers they trust. I have
also signed legislation to give veterans GI Bill
education benefits for their lifetime, and legislation
to fix the VA appeals process, to ensure veterans can
access the resources they are rightly due.
Additionally, this Veterans Day, more than 50 years
from the beginning of the Vietnam War, I will be in Da
Nang, Vietnam, with leaders of the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation forum. As we discuss ways to
improve economic relationships between the United
States and Asia in a country where Americans and
Vietnamese once fought a war, we are compelled to
recall and recognize the sacrifices of the more than 8
million Vietnam veterans who served here, beginning
with those who arrived in the first American troop
deployment in 1965 and ending with those who fought
through the cease-fire of 1973. These men and women
dedicated themselves, during one of the most
challenging periods in our history, to promoting
freedom across the globe. Many spent years away from
their loved ones as they endured the burdens of battle
and some experienced profound pain and anguish as their
fellow warriors, more than 50,000 of them, lost their
lives. Some of these heroes have yet to return home, as
1,253 of America's sons and daughters still remain
missing. Along with our Vietnamese partners, however,
we continue to work to account for them and to bring
them home to American soil. We will not rest until that
work is done.
With respect for, and in recognition of, the
contributions our service members have made to the
cause of peace and freedom around the world, the
Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November
11 of each year shall be set aside as a legal public
holiday to honor our Nation's veterans. As Commander in
Chief of our heroic Armed Forces, I humbly thank our
veterans and their families as we remember and honor
their service and their sacrifice.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim November
11, 2017, as Veterans Day. I encourage all Americans to
recognize the fortitude and sacrifice of our
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veterans through public ceremonies and private thoughts
and prayers. I call upon Federal, State, and local
officials to display the flag of the United States and
to participate in patriotic activities in their
communities. I call on all Americans, including civic
and fraternal organizations, places of worship,
schools, and communities to support this day with
commemorative expressions and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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