118 STAT. 4134 PROCLAMATION 7786—MAY 14, 2004 ical role in deploying and sustaining our troops and their equipment around the world. Throughout our history, advances in transportation have been at the forefront of progress. Last December, we celebrated the centennial of the Wright Brothers’ first flight in North Carolina. The pioneering work of the Wright Brothers and subsequent improvements in aviation ush- ered in new eras of freedom and captured the imaginations of people around the world. Today, our Nation proudly continues this tradition of innovation in all transportation fields. As we observe National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, we continue to modernize transportation, and we honor transportation professionals who help to keep our transportation systems secure, efficient, and reliable. To recognize the men and women who work in the transportation in- dustry and who contribute to our Nation’s well-being and defense, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120), has designated the third Friday in May of each year as ‘‘National Defense Transportation Day,’’; and, by joint resolution ap- proved May 14, 1962, as amended (36 U.S.C. 133), declared that the week during which that Friday falls be designated as ‘‘National Trans- portation Week.’’; NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 21, 2004, as Na- tional Defense Transportation Day and May 16 through May 22, 2004, as National Transportation Week. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and twen- ty-eighth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7786 of May 14, 2004 National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2004 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Hurricanes are among nature’s most powerful forces, bringing destruc- tive winds, tornadoes, and floods from torrential rains and ocean storm surges. Each year, several hurricanes develop off American shores in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Some of these strike the United States coastline every year, causing numerous fatali- ties and costing billions of dollars in damage. Many Americans are vul- nerable to the dangers of these storms. In recent years, advances in how we predict and track these storms have improved preparedness and saved lives, but people living in hur- ricane-prone areas still must be prepared. The National Hurricane Cen- ter within the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration (NOAA) recommends developing a family dis- VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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