The White House has released a Presidential Proclamation for Patriot Day (911) and National Day
of Service and Remembrance

Patriot Day (911) and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2010
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2010, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001…I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the innocent victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Barack Obama
President of the United States of America

Read the full Presidential Proclamation: Patriot Day (911) and National Day of Service and Remembrance Proclamation

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