For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 4, 2003
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2003
By the President of the United States
A Proclamation
As we approach the second anniversary of September 11, 2001, we
remember all that we lost as Americans and recognize all that we have
witnessed about the character of America. During these National Days
of Prayer and Remembrance, we honor those who were killed and their
families, and we ask God for strength and wisdom as we carry out the
noble mission that our Nation began that morning.
The passage of time cannot erase the pain and devastation that were
inflicted on our people. We will always remember those who were
brutally taken from us. And we ask God to comfort the loved ones left
behind; their courage and determination have inspired our Nation.
We thank God for the unity and compassion Americans have
demonstrated since September 11, 2001. The great strength of America
is the heart and soul of the American people. And we will continue to
help those who are hurting or are in need.
We pray that God watch over our brave men and women in uniform. We
are grateful to them, and to their families, for their service and
sacrifice. We pray for peace and ask God for patience and resolve in
our war against terror and evil.
This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others. It will
end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 5,
through Sunday, September 7, 2003, as National Days of Prayer and
Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States and places of
worship mark these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with
memorial services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight
remembrance vigils. I invite the people of the world to share in these
Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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