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 Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, 2012, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance. 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 legal guidelines of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 3, 2012, as Labor Day. NOW, Therefore, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2012, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, businesses, and instrumentalities of the United States to show the flag of the United States at half-workers on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the people who misplaced their lives on September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and fascinated organizations and people to affix in this observance.
On September 11, 2001, a vivid autumn day was darkened by the worst assault on the American folks in our historical past. We were united, and the outpouring of generosity reminded us that, by challenges that have spanned from acts of terrorism to pure disasters, we go ahead collectively as one folks. As my Administration fights to create good jobs and restore the American dream, I am confident that, together, we’ll emerge from today’s challenges as we all the time have-stronger than ever before. American staff have taken us through the digital revolution and right into a twenty first-century financial system. Today, the legacy of September 11 is one of rescue employees who rushed to the scene, firefighters who charged up the steps, passengers who stormed the cockpit-courageous individuals who put their lives on the line to save lots of folks they by no means knew. I ask that the people of the United States honor and remember the victims of September 11, 2001, and their loved ones via prayer, contemplation, memorial providers, the visiting of memorials, the ringing of bells, evening candlelight remembrance vigils, and different applicable ceremonies and activities. The occasions of September 11, 2001, introduced collapsing towers in Manhattan and billowing smoke at the Pentagon, wreckage on a Pennsylvania area, and deep ache to the soul of our Nation.
On September 11, 2001, in our hour of grief, a Nation came collectively. Within the spirit that moved rescue employees and firefighters to cost into darkness and danger that September morning, we see the identical sense of ethical duty that drove countless Americans to give of themselves within the months that adopted. We supplied our neighbors a hand and lined up to present blood. On National Grandparents Day, we give due to those that helped elevate us and pay tribute to a technology that nonetheless conjures up us towards brighter horizons. As we mark these solemn days, we pay tribute to the women and men who made the last word sacrifice in faraway lands, to heroes who died in the line of responsibility here at residence, and to all who keep faith with the ideas of service and sacrifice that can always be the source of America’s energy. From the manufacturing unit floor and the workplace to the classroom and the interstate, working men and women are the unshakable basis of American innovation and economic development. The rights and benefits we get pleasure from right this moment were not merely handed to working women and men; they needed to be gained. I name upon all public officials and people of the United States to observe this present day with applicable applications, ceremonies, and activities that honor the contributions and resilience of working Americans.
They’ve volunteered, leaving the comforts of dwelling and family to defend the country they love and the people they hold dear. Regardless of the place we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we have been, we have been united as one American household. They were family and associates, service members and first responders-and the tragedy of their loss left ache that won’t ever fade and scars our country will always remember. In the eleven years since that day, more than 2 million American service members have gone to struggle. There are, nevertheless, just a few consultants who won’t resort to kidnapping and have a adequate consciousness of Scientology to be in a position to assist members reconsider their involvement in a non-coercive setting. As a leader in the Continental Army who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with men from Europe and America alike, Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski battled to increase the ideas that have been as expensive to him as they are to us-liberty, equality, and justice for all.
