[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19418]
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Part VI
The President
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Proclamation 6910--National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 1996
Proclamation 6911--Parents' Day, 1996
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 146 / Monday, July 29, 1996 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6910 of July 25, 1996
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 1996
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Forty-three years ago, a negotiated cease-fire ended 3
years of open warfare on the Korean peninsula. This
cease-fire came after more than 54,000 American deaths
and the capture of thousands of our brave soldiers,
sailors, airmen, and Marines. For those who returned
home, the armistice brought mixed emotions--too many of
their comrades-in-arms remained prisoners of war or
missing in action, and the importance of this Cold War
conflict was yet to be fully understood.
Today, as the United States and South Korea maintain a
strong partnership and democracy continues to sweep the
globe, we remember the extraordinary sacrifices made by
our men and women in uniform during the Korean
conflict, and we pay tribute to their courage and their
commitment to freedom. As American service men and
women support the cause of peace around the world, we
honor the proud legacy of our Korean War veterans who
gave of themselves so that others might live in
liberty. And as a testament to their proud and selfless
service and sacrifice, the Korean War Veterans Memorial
stands today in our Nation's Capital.
The Congress, by Public Law 104-19 (36 U.S.C. 169m) has
designated July 27, 1996, as ``National Korean War
Veterans Armistice Day'' and has authorized and
requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 27,
1996, as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I
call upon Government officials, educators, and the
American people to observe this day with appropriate
ceremonies and activities that recognize and give
thanks to our Nation's distinguished Korean War
veterans. I also ask Federal departments and agencies,
interested groups, organizations, and individuals to
fly the American flag at half-staff on July 27, 1996,
in memory of the Americans who died as a result of
their service in Korea.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-first.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 96-19418
Filed 7-26-96; 11:29 am]
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