[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 1999)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 53877-53878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25957]
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Part VII
The President
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Proclamation 7227--100th Anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Executive Order 13138--Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory
Committees
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 7227 of September 30, 1999
100th Anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a free Nation, we must always remember that our
achievements in peace have been built on the sacrifices
of our veterans in war. We owe a profound debt to brave
Americans like the members of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States who knew their duty and did
it well--even at the risk of their freedom and their
lives, and we are proud to honor the VFW as it
celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Each VFW member has given double service to our Nation
by answering the call to duty in the Armed Forces and
by joining the VFW. Whether raising the morale of our
men and women in uniform, helping veterans receive
their much-deserved benefits, providing scholarships
for our youth, or bringing hope and help to families
and communities in need, these veterans have upheld the
highest standards of service and citizenship. Perhaps
most important, they are the living reminder of the
countless men and women who have served and sacrificed
throughout past decades to defend our Nation and
preserve the liberties we hold so dear. VFW members and
their fallen comrades have carried the torch of freedom
both at home and in distant lands, and America remains
forever grateful.
We have a solemn responsibility to ensure that all our
veterans enjoy the quality of life they deserve. On
Veterans Day last year, I was proud to sign into law
the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act. This legislation
improves a wide range of benefits and programs,
including an increase in compensation payments to
veterans with disabilities as well as benefits to the
survivors of Americans who died serving our country.
The small groups of Spanish-American War veterans who
first banded together in 1899 could not have envisioned
that their numbers would grow to more than two million
strong, or that the VFW would come to have such an
enormous positive influence on the lives of generations
of veterans, their families, and communities throughout
our Nation. As we celebrate the centennial of the VFW,
we honor these veterans for all they have done to build
a proud past for our Nation and to ensure a brighter
future for us all.
Recognizing the contribution of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars to the continued strength of our country and
success of our democracy, the Congress, by H.J. Res.
34, has called on the President to issue a proclamation
in observance of September 29, 1999, as the ``100th
Anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.'' On this
day, let us reflect with pride on our great country and
remember with gratitude the contributions of the many
loyal and courageous veterans who have given so much of
themselves both at home and around the world to
preserve our freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim September
29, 1999, as the 100th Anniversary of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. I urge all Americans to recognize this
day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 99-25957
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