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 PROCLAMATION 5129—NOV. 23, 1983

98 STAT. 3523

Proclamation 5128 of November 23, 1983

National Disabled Veterans Week, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation All too often, we take for granted the freedoms that we enjoy. We must be ever mindful, however, of the sacrifices made by those men and women who have served in our Nation's armed forces in defense of those freedoms. We especially owe a debt of gratitude to those veterans who became disabled in the service of our country, for they truly know the price of freedom. Daily, these selfless men and women must endure hardship and lost opportunities because of the sacrifices they have made. We must accord them the respect and honor that they deserve. We must also recognize the significant contributions these special men and women have made. Both in military service and in civilian life, they have been a source of inspiration and admiration, overcoming adversity with pride and dignity. It is most fitting, therefore, that the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 283, has designated the week beginning November 6, 1983, as "National Disabled Veterans Week."

97 Stat. 983.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning November 6, 1983, as National Disabled Veterans Week. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eightythree, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN

Proclamation 5129 of November 23, 1983

Florence Crittenton Mission Week, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation This year marks one hundred years of outstanding public service to young women by the Florence Crittenton Mission organization. In 1883, Charles Nelson Crittenton of New York opened his first mission which, in the words of its original Congressional charter, was to assist troubled young women to "seek reformation of character... (and] to reach positions of honorable self-support" and thereby make a new start in life. The Florence Crittenton Mission today has grown to a network of 39 agencies in 26 States. It has achieved distinction in providing a wide range of services to young women, from residential care to career counseling. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 383, has designated the week be- 97 Stat. 988. ginning November 6, 1983 as "Florence Crittenton Mission Week" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that week.

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