Loyalty Day, 2024

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Pages 36669-36670]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2024-09823]

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Proclamation 10743 of April 30, 2024

Loyalty Day, 2024

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

America is home to people from every place on Earth,

some whose ancestors have been here for thousands of

years and others who have only just arrived. We all

came from somewhere, but we are all American--loyal not

to a person or a place but to an idea: We are all

created equal and deserve to be treated equally

throughout our lives. This idea is our Nation's North

Star. While we have never fully lived up to it, we have

never stopped pursuing it. This Loyalty Day, we promise

to always keep fighting for a more perfect Union.

Our Nation's North Star guided us through historic

challenges to Nation-defining triumphs. Through

abolition, the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great

Depression, World Wars, and the Civil Rights Movement,

the idea of America animated our many movements and

gave us hope for a better future. Today, that light--

that promise--still shines brightly as we build an

America that is more prosperous, free, and just.

abolition, the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great

Depression, World Wars, and the Civil Rights Movement,

the idea of America animated our many movements and

gave us hope for a better future. Today, that light--

that promise--still shines brightly as we build an

America that is more prosperous, free, and just.

Now more than ever, we must stay loyal to our North

Star and the founding values that are the bedrock of

this Nation. In the face of forces that want to pull

America back into the past, we must honor our

Constitution and uphold the rule of law. We must

respect free and fair elections and honor the will of

the people. We must reject violence as a political tool

and stamp out hate, giving it no safe harbor in

America. We must open the doors of opportunity wider

for everyone and remember that diversity is our

greatest strength. We must respect the dignity and

integrity of our service members, who put their lives

on the line for our flag. We must believe in honesty,

decency, and respect for others as well as patriotism,

justice for all, and possibilities.

Today, we also recognize the men and women across the

country who have protected and defended our Nation. We

owe a debt of gratitude to our brave service members

and veterans along with their families, caregivers, and

survivors, who have sacrificed so much to defend our

democracy around the globe

Today, we also recognize the men and women across the

country who have protected and defended our Nation. We

owe a debt of gratitude to our brave service members

and veterans along with their families, caregivers, and

survivors, who have sacrificed so much to defend our

democracy around the globe. We thank all the courageous

first responders who protect our communities, the

diplomats who support and protect American citizens

abroad, and all the hardworking Americans who are the

engines of our economy and strengthen our Nation.

This Loyalty Day, we recognize that nothing about our

democracy is guaranteed--we must defend it, protect it,

and stand up for it. Our democracy began and will be

preserved in ``We the People,'' in the habits of our

hearts, and in our character--in an optimism that is

tested yet endures, a courage that digs deep when we

need it, and an empathy that fuels our hearts and

inspires all of us to see each other not as enemies but

as fellow Americans.

To celebrate our shared American spirit and the

sacrifices so many of our fellow citizens have made,

the Congress, by Public Law 85-529, as amended, has

designated the first day of May each year as Loyalty

Day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of

the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1,

2024, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty

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r fellow citizens have made,

the Congress, by Public Law 85-529, as amended, has

designated the first day of May each year as Loyalty

Day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of

the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1,

2024, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty

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Day, I call upon the people of the United States to

join in this national observance, display the American

Flag, and pledge allegiance to our Republic for which

it stands.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two

thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

eighth.

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