Press Release
☷A Proclamation on Military Spouse Appreciation Day 2022
White House ( By Press Release office)
May 05,2022
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Military spouses are the rock on which their families , our military community , and our national security depend . Though most do not wear a uniform themselves , they serve and strengthen our Nation every day — providing our brave troops with support , comfort , and love . They build communities of strength on bases around the world to care for our military family , pitching in wherever they see a need that is unmet . On Military Spouse Appreciation Day , we recognize the nearly one million military spouses and their vital contributions to our Nation . We are grateful for their selfless sacrifice and inspired by their strength , fortitude , and courage . Today , America’s military spouses are a constellation of diverse individuals with unique backgrounds and the common attribute of uncommon resilience . Like their service members , they too represent the best of who we are as Americans . Military spouses know what it means to make sacrifices in defense of our ideals and freedoms . And they live with the hardship of having their life partner deployed away from home — juggling all the responsibilities of work and family while saying an extra prayer every morning that their spouse returns home safely . Even during the most demanding circumstances , military spouses continue to serve , creating innovative solutions to meet the challenges we face as a Nation . Today , military spouses serve in dynamic leadership roles across all sectors — using their own experiences to support the needs of the communities around them . With enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit , military spouses create businesses and support systems that serve the needs of others . The Biden family is a military family , and caring for our Nation’s military spouses is something that Jill and I both deeply understand . While our Nation can never fully repay the debt we owe to our service members and their families , caregivers , and survivors , it is our sacred obligation to make sure that they receive the care and support they have earned . Through the First Lady’s Joining Forcesinitiative , my Administration is strengthening support for military families in three critical areas: military spouse employment and entrepreneurship , military child education , and the well - being of military families . We continue to seek new and better ways to do more to address the needs of our military families , especially responding to the needs of military spouses with resources and services that allow them to thrive in all aspects of life . On Military Spouse Appreciation Day and every day , we are grateful for the extraordinary service and sacrifice of America’s military spouses . May we continue to lift their voices , invest in their talents , and respond to their unique needs in ways that ease their challenges and enable them to reach their goals and aspirations . May God bless our military families , caregivers , and survivors , and may God protect our troops . 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 6 , 2022 , 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 fifth day of May , in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty - two , and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty - sixth . JOSEPH R . BIDEN JR .
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