Proclamation 5738 --
National Women Veterans Recognition Week, 1987
By
the President of the
A
Proclamation
During wartime and peacetime American women in
every branch of the Armed Forces have defended our country and our ideals with
devotion and distinction. Such service, of course, is neither easy nor
without risk. As veterans, these women continue to contribute to our Nation in
civilian life. The week in which Veterans Day falls is a most appropriate time
to offer women veterans our heartfelt respect and thanks for their part in
preserving our freedom and security.
This
week we also remember that our gratitude as a Nation must include meeting women
veterans' special needs and concerns. With the help of its Advisory Committee
on Women Veterans, the Veterans' Administration has sought creative, effective
ways to do this. National Women Veterans Recognition Week is a fine time to
both redouble our efforts and express our appreciation.
To
create greater public awareness and recognition of the many achievements of
women veterans, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 171, has designated
the week beginning November 8, 1987, as ``National Women Veterans Recognition
Week'' and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of this week.
Now,
Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the
In
Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of Nov., in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the
Ronald
Reagan
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