Military Spouse Appreciation Day, 2021
Published date | 11 May 2021 |
Citation | 86 FR 25799 |
Record Number | 2021-10038 |
Section | Presidential Documents |
Court | Executive 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]
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[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
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