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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
Records, 1981-89
Folder Title: Military Spouse Day
Box: Box 75(1984)
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Last Updated: 05/3/2023
OF
MASSACHUSETTS THE UNITED THE STATES. to
SEAL
Military Spouse Day, 1984
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Since the early days of the Continental Army, the wives of our servicemen
have made unselfish contributions to the spirit and well-being of their fighting
men and the general welfare of their communities.
Throughout the years, as the numbers of our married men and women in
uniform have grown and as their military missions have become more com-
plex and dispersed, their spouses have made countless personal sacrifices to
support the Armed Forces. In many instances, they subordinated their person-
al and professional aspirations to the greater benefit of the service family.
Responding to the call of duty, they frequently endured long periods of
separation or left familiar surroundings and friends to re-establish their homes
in distant places. And there they became American ambassadors abroad.
As volunteers, military spouses have provided exemplary service and leader-
ship in educational, community, recreational, religious, social and cultural
endeavors. And as parents and homemakers, they preserve the cornerstone of
our Nation's strength-the American family.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 23, 1984, as Military Spouse Day, in
recognition of the profound importance of spouse commitment to the readiness
and well-being of service members on active duty and in the National Guard
and Reserve, and to the security of our Nation. I invite all the Armed Forces,
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, the Departments
of Defense and Transportation, the Governors of the several States, the chief
officials of local governments, and the people of the United States to observe
this day in an appropriate manner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April,
in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.
Ronald Reagon