VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE OCTOBER 2008 2008 GERMAN AMERICAN DAY Forwarded From Akron Donauschwaben, German Family Society
Proclamation by President Bush on German-American Day
2008 October 6, 2008 A Proclamation by the
President of the United States of America For
generations, German Americans have contributed to our Nation's identity,
culture, and pros-perity. On German-American Day, we recognize the many
Americans with German ancestry who helped make our country great, and we
celebrate our strong friendship with Germany. The people
of Germany and the United States share important family and cultural ties, and
mil-lions of American citizens are of German descent. Some of their forebears
were among the first to settle Jamestown, and they and many others like them
helped lay the foundation for our coun-try, which has become the most prominent
symbol of freedom in the world. Many German Americans have shaped our way of
life and added to our country's rich heritage. In
celebrating German-American Day, we honor generations of German Americans who
came to our shores with dreams of opportunity and contributed to the greatness
of our country. IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of October, in the year of
our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of
America the two hundred and thirty-third. GEORGE W.
BUSH
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