I hope and trust you enjoyed a good Memorial Day weekend with family and friends! It's good to pause and remember those brave men and women in our military who have given their lives in conflicts through the years so that we might remain a free nation.
On May 18, 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued his Memorial Day Proclamation, which is reproduced below. His words are still relevant to our nation today - even 50 years later.
President Kennedy's Memorial Day Proclamation
Whereas the supreme and selfless
sacrifice of those who gave their lives on the field of honor have made
it possible for succeeding American generations to remain free and enjoy
the spiritual and material blessings of our free society; and
Whereas
the courage and ideals of our noble dead have contributed to the
advancement of the cause of world freedom and stand as an inspiration to
us all; and
Whereas in our time we face a challenge which
demands of us the same virtues of loyalty, courage, and devotion to
country that characterized our fallen heroes; and
Whereas
Memorial Day each year provides a fitting occasion upon which Americans
may not only pay tribute to our honored dead but also unite in prayer
for success in our search for a just and lasting peace; and
Whereas
to this end the Congress, in a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950
(64 Stat. 158), requested the President to issue a proclamation calling
upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a
day of prayer for permanent peace:
Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy,
President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of
the United States to observe Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 30, 1962, by
invoking the blessing of God on those who have died in defense of our
country, and by praying for a new world of law where peace and justice
shall be assured for all; and I designate the hour beginning in each
locality at eleven o'clock in the morning of that day as the time to
unite in such prayer.
I also urge the press, radio, television, and all other media of information to cooperate in this observance.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE
at the City of Washington this Eighteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth.
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