[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59559-59560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29287]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 1997 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 7046 of October 30, 1997
National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week, 1997
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we approach this century's end, many of the blocs
and barriers that divided the world for 50 years
largely have fallen away. All around the world, with
America's help, nations are moving from conflict to
cooperation. However, we still face challenges that
have taken on new and dangerous dimensions: ethnic and
religious violence, aggression by outlaw states, the
illegal drug trade, and threats from international
terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. The National
Guard and Reserve play a vital role in the response of
America's Armed Forces to this broad spectrum of
challenges to our national security, and they are an
indispensable part of the effort to promote peace and
democratic values.
While most Americans understand and deeply appreciate
the strategic and military value of our National Guard
and Reserve forces, too often we fail to recognize or
acknowledge the important contributions of their
civilian employers. When called upon to share their
greatest resource--employees serving as citizen-
soldiers--these employers subordinate their own
interests for the good of our country, even when they
may incur financial hardship and organizational
disruption. It is only because of the willingness by
employers to place our Nation's well-being above their
own that our National Guard and Reserve are able to
provide mission-ready and accessible forces to help
preserve our freedom and protect our national
interests. The generosity of these employers is key to
enabling Reserve components to play an ever greater and
more diverse role in our country's Armed Forces. By
setting aside this special time to honor the sacrifice
of our Nation's employers, we express our heartfelt
appreciation to these patriots for employing our
citizen-soldiers, making it possible for them to serve,
and helping to keep America strong, secure, and free.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, 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 November 2 through November
8, 1997, as National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week. I encourage all Americans to join me in
expressing our heartfelt thanks to the civilian
employers of the members of our National Guard and
Reserve for their extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of
our Nation. I also call upon State and local officials,
private organizations, businesses, and all military
commanders to observe this week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-second.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 97-29287
Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
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