[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFR7905]

[Page 60-61]
 
Proclamation 7905 of May 20, 2005

Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2005

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women in uniform who have given 
their lives in service to our Nation. When the stakes were highest,

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our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen answered the 
call of duty and made the ultimate sacrifice for the security of our 
country and the peace of the world.
Throughout our Nation's history, members of the Armed Forces have taken 
great risks to keep America strong and free. These proud patriots have 
defended the innocent, freed the oppressed, and helped spread the 
promise of liberty to all corners of the earth. In serving our Nation, 
they have been unrelenting in battle, unwavering in loyalty, and 
unmatched in decency. Because of their selfless courage, millions of 
people who once lived under tyranny now are free, and America is more 
secure.
On Memorial Day, we remember that this history of great achievement has 
been accompanied by great sacrifice. To secure our freedom, many heroic 
service members have given their lives. This year we mark the 60th 
anniversary of the end of World War II, and we remember the Americans 
who died on distant shores defending our Nation in that war. On Memorial 
Day and all year long, we pray for the families of the fallen and show 
our respect for the contributions these men and women have made to the 
story of freedom. Our grateful Nation honors their selfless service, and 
we acknowledge a debt that is beyond our power to repay.
In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, by a joint 
resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as amended (64 Stat. 158), has 
requested the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of 
the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for 
permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the people of 
the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by Public Law 
106-579, has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. local 
time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the National 
Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of 
America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 30, 2005, as a day of 
prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each 
locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time to unite in prayer. I also 
ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance 
beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I urge the media to 
participate in these observances.
I also request the Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of all units of 
government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on 
this Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels 
throughout the United States, and in all areas under its jurisdiction 
and control. I also request the people of the United States to display 
the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon 
period.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of 
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence 
of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH

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