Loyalty Day, 1995

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Part VII

The President

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Proclamation 6794--Loyalty Day

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 6794 of April 29, 1995

Loyalty Day, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our country's rich diversity of peoples and cultures
has been called ``the noble experiment.'' From its
beginnings, our great democracy has guaranteed its
citizens the blessings of freedom and the right of
self-determination. Each year, with the coming of
spring and the rebirth of nature, we pause to consider
the progress of our Nation and to reaffirm our
allegiance to the American experiment.

Two hundred and twenty years ago in Lexington,
Massachusetts, a ragged group of colonial Americans
faced a column of British soldiers. As the smoke
cleared from the ``shot heard round the world,'' eight
American ``Minutemen'' lay dead-their blood spilled
along the path to a new Nation on this soil. Their gift
of freedom is held sacred to this day.

All Americans can be proud of the heritage of courage
and sacrifice that has extended unbroken through
generations of our citizens. The success of the United
States today is seen both in our continued prosperity
and strength and in our role as an international beacon
of liberty. As we recall those who gave their lives for
our freedom, we see our Nation's history reflected in
their ranks-from the tireless ``Minutemen'' in
Lexington to the brave men and women who fought in the
Persian Gulf. These fine citizens, along with their
families and those who have served on the home front,
deserve our profound respect and gratitude. Let history
forever record our loyalty to their legacy.

The Congress, by Public Law 85-529, has designated May
1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day.'' We spend this day in
celebration of our Constitution and our precious Bill
of Rights and in honor of the sacrifices that have
enabled this great charter to endure.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1,
1995, as Loyalty Day. I call upon all Americans to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities, including public recitation of the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. I also
call upon government officials to display the flag on
all government buildings and grounds on this day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
thistwenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and nineteenth.

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