Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2021

Published date11 May 2021
Citation86 FR 25799
Record Number2021-10038
SectionPresidential Documents
CourtExecutive Office Of The President
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
                [Presidential Documents]
                [Pages 25799-25800]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-10038] Presidential Documents
                Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 11, 2021 /
                Presidential Documents
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                Title 3--
                The President
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                 Proclamation 10204 of May 6, 2021
                
                Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2021
                 By the President of the United States of America
                 A Proclamation
                 As the members of our Armed Forces safeguard our Nation
                 at home and around the world, they depend on the people
                 they love for strength, comfort, joy, and stability.
                 Military spouses may not always wear a uniform, but
                 they serve and sacrifice alongside their service
                 members and keep our military strong. On Military
                 Spouse Appreciation Day, we recognize and thank the
                 military spouses who serve our Nation and are critical
                 to our national security.
                 Military families are proud of the lives they build.
                 Spouses understand that loving a service member means
                 facing the challenges that can accompany their service:
                 from leaving friends behind to changing jobs again;
                 making parenting decisions alone to losing sleep at
                 night; deployments to homecomings to more deployments.
                 Those challenges have been magnified by the COVID-19
                 pandemic, which has led to lost income, fewer childcare
                 options, and extended deployments. Still, military
                 spouses have done what they do best: adapt, persevere,
                 and keep going.
                 When someone you love is hurting, you hurt with them.
                 When your spouse is at home, trying to make ends meet,
                 or is torn between taking care of your children and
                 keeping a job, your heart breaks too. Service members
                 cannot focus on their mission if their families do not
                 have what they need to thrive at home, and we cannot
                 expect to retain even the most dedicated service
                 members if they are forced to choose between their love
                 of country and the hopes and dreams they have for their
                 families. That is why supporting military spouses is
                 critical to keeping our Nation safe.
                 On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we recognize the
                 importance of empowering spouses and ensuring they have
                 the necessary tools and resources to thrive in all
                 facets of their lives, including in the community, in
                 the workforce, and at home.
                 My Administration is dedicated to supporting our
                 Nation's military spouses. Through the First Lady's
                 work with Joining Forces, the White House has committed
                 to supporting military and veteran families,
                 caregivers, and survivors through economic and
                 entrepreneurship opportunities, support for military
                 child education, and health and wellbeing resources.
                 Launched in 2011 as part of Joining Forces, the
                 Department of Defense's Military Spouse Employment
                 Partnership now includes more than 500 companies,
                 nonprofit organizations, and Federal agencies that are
                 committed to recruiting, hiring, promoting, and
                 retaining military spouses. Since its inception, the
                 Partnership has supported more than 180,000 military
                 spouses. Joining Forces will continue to convene and
                 collaborate with Federal agency partners, nonprofit
                 organizations, corporate stakeholders, and service
                 providers to develop comprehensive, meaningful, and
                 long-term solutions to address the holistic well-being
                 of military and veteran families, caregivers, and
                 survivors. And, Joining Forces calls upon on all
                 Americans to support and harness the special skills,
                 strengths, and experiences of military spouses.
                 Today, we pause to salute the women and men who do so
                 much to support our troops, invest in our communities,
                 and sacrifice for our country. Their
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                 strength and resilience are essential to the
                 recruitment, retention, and readiness of our fighting
                 forces and, indeed, to the strength of our Nation.
                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 May 7, 2021,
                 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I call upon the
                 people of the United States to honor military spouses
                 with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
                 sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
                 twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United
                 States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
                
                
                 (Presidential Sig.)
                [FR Doc. 2021-10038
                Filed 5-10-21; 8:45 am]
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