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Wbttta!t: The earth shook on September 11, 2001 from an assault on The United States of
America, and
Wbttta!t: The democratic freedoms we all share were attacked by terrorists from afar, and
Wbttta!t: Many of our citizens were innocent victims of an evil beyond our comprehension,
and
Wbttta!t: This loss of life and the savagery of the attack on icons of our freedoms have left
few Americans untouched, and;
lBbtfW: We reel with the pure hatred displayed for all the world to see and search for
answers to what drives men to these premeditated actions, and
Wbttta!t: We search our souls for peace and answers and reevaluate those freedoms we have
taken for granted, and
Wbttta!t: We want to reach out to those families that have been sacrificed for a meaningless
representation of a radical political view, and
Wbttta!t: Our standard has been "One Nation Under God", and
Wbttta!t: We should stand up for our rights and freedoms with God's Guidance, and
Wbttta!t: These evildoers must be shown what freedom means to Americans, including the
right to worship our God without fear of intimidation, and
Wbttta!t: September 11th as a Day of Prayer, remembrance, and a rededication to
patriotism and love of country will be recognized forever,
Now lJ1ierefore: I S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, Florida proclaim that
September II, 2006, be known as a day that all citizens came together in a unified voice to
reach out to their deity for answers and direction in what appears to be a war of life styles,
freedom versus evil.
Purtliet. W~askfor Divine intervention to help with the hurt of the personal losses so
many of our neighbors and friends have experienced. And tinally we ask for God's
guidance for the leaders of our country to make the right decisions in responding to this
demonist atrocity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto
have set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Ocoee to be affixed this 5th
day of September 2006.
S. Scott Vcuuk1UJ'dIt, ~
May God Bless America and May She Survive Forever.
If)rot[nmntion
W~Qel\.QeD, <!&ur Founding Fathers, in order to secure the blessing ofliberty
for themselves and their posterity, did ordain and establish a
Constitution for the United States of America; and
W~Qel\.QeD, 3ft is of the greatest importance that all citizens fully understand
the provisions and principles contained in the Constitution in
order to effectively support, preserve and defend it against all
enemies; and
W~Qel\.QeD, m::he two hundred nineteenth anniversary of the Signing of the
Constitution provides an historic opportunity for all Americans
to remember the achievements of the Framers of the
Constitution and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities they
afforded us in this unique document; and
W~Qel\.QeD, m::he independence guaranteed to American citizens, whether by
birth or naturalization should be celebrated by appropriate
ceremonies and activities during Constitution Week, September
17 through 23, as designated by proclamation of the President of
the United States of American in accordance with Public Law
915,
1/M., 7~. I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby
declare September 17 through 23,2006
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in Ocoee, and urge all citizens to use during that week to reflect on the many
benefits of our United States Constitution and the privileges and responsibilities of
American citizenship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
5th day of September 2006.
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