Military Family Month, 2011

Vol. 76

Friday,

No. 214

November 4, 2011

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 8743--Military Family Month, 2011

Proclamation 8744--National Adoption Month, 2011

Proclamation 8745--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2011

Proclamation 8746--National Diabetes Month, 2011

Proclamation 8747--National Entrepreneurship Month, 2011

Proclamation 8748--National Family Caregivers Month, 2011

Proclamation 8749--National Native American Heritage Month, 2011

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8743 of November 1, 2011

Military Family Month, 2011

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

With every step we take on American soil, we tread on
ground made safer for us through the invaluable
sacrifices of our service members and their families.
During Military Family Month, we celebrate the
exceptional service, strength, and sacrifice of our
military families, whose commitment to our Nation goes
above and beyond the call of duty.

Just as our troops embody the courage and character
that make America's military the finest in the world,
their family members embody the resilience and
generosity that make our communities strong. They serve
with heroism in their homes and neighborhoods while
they are without the comfort of having loved ones
nearby. Day after day, week after week, spouses
resolutely accomplish the work of two parents, sons and
daughters diligently keep up with homework and
activities, and parents and grandparents patiently wait
for news of their child and grandchild's safe return.
To these families, and to those whose service members
never come home, we bear a debt that can never be fully
repaid.

As Americans, we are at our best when we honor and
uphold our obligations to one another and to those who
have given so much to our country. Earlier this year,
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden challenged
all Americans to serve those who sacrifice in our name
with the Joining Forces initiative. Joining Forces
strives to enlist support for our men and women in
uniform and our veterans not only when they are away at
war, but at every stage of their lives. My
Administration is dedicated to doing more for our
military families by enhancing learning opportunities
for our military children, championing our military
spouses as they advance their careers and education,
and providing better mental health counseling to heal
the wounds left in war's wake.

Our service members swore an oath to protect and
defend, and with each step we take on this land we
cherish, we remember our steadfast promise to protect
the well-being of the family members they hold dear.
Every act of kindness we can offer helps cultivate a
culture of support for our military families, and I
encourage each American to make a difference in the
lives of these patriots.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim November 2011 as
Military Family Month. I call on all Americans to honor
military families through private actions and public
service for the tremendous contributions they make in
the support of our service members and our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.