General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1994

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Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 195
Tuesday, October 11, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
Proclamation 6732 of October 5, 1994

General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1994

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

October 11 marks the anniversary of the death of a true
hero of humanity. General Casimir Pulaski fought for
the cause of freedom on two continents, determined to
realize the ideal of self-determination for every
individual. Each year, Americans pause to honor this
man, whose life and death represent a commitment to
democracy that holds an invaluable lesson for all of
us.

The proud history of Poland contains chapter upon
chapter reflecting the virtues of courage, honor, and
sacrifice. Pulaski, a loyal son of Poland, wrote a
glorious page in that lengthy book. His life is a
testament to humanity's inextinguishable desire for
liberty and to our willingness to sacrifice all to
defend, or to recapture, that sacred blessing. His
death reminds us that the cost of liberty is often
high. Pulaski well understood that price and was
willing to pay it if only for the chance of extending
to all people the noble mandates of democracy and human
dignity.

As a freedom fighter in Poland, Pulaski's dedication to
the pursuit of liberty led him to defend the rights of
the embattled American colonists in our Nation's War of
Independence. Combining his military expertise, his
undying thirst for justice, and his indomitable
courage, Pulaski served with extraordinary valor in the
cavalry of the Continental Army. And 215 years ago,
during the siege of Savannah, General Pulaski gave his
life so that our country might prevail in its quest for
nationhood.

Thanks to the selflessness and strength of men and
women who, like General Pulaski, refused to let
seemingly hopeless odds deter them in their struggle
for freedom, we celebrate the possibilities for peace
in a hopeful new era of social change. The ideals for
which Pulaski fought and died are sweeping the globe.
Poland itself is free, at peace, and increasingly
prosperous. Thanks in no small measure to the efforts
of General Pulaski's modern-day compatriots, Europe is
united in liberty, and the light of democracy shines
brightly around the world.

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 Tuesday, October 11, 1994,
as General Pulaski Memorial Day, and I encourage the
people of the United States to commemorate this
occasion with appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and
nineteenth.

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