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Article: MILITARY SPOUSE DAY - MAY 9, 2008: PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 6, 2008
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The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
The following information was released by the White House May 5 for the upcoming May 9 Military Spouse Day: Military spouses embody the courage, nobility of duty, and love of country that inspire every American. On Military Spouse Day, we pay tribute to the husbands and wives who support their spouses in America's Armed Forces during times of war and peace.
The legacy of military spouses began when colonial Americans were fighting for independence. Martha Washington boosted the morale of her husband's troops by visiting battlefields and tending to the wounded. Since then, members of our Armed Forces have served our Nation accompanied by the ...