Proclamation 10424
National Atomic Veterans Day, 2022
This proclamation designates July 16, 2022, as National Atomic Veterans Day to honor military personnel who participated in nuclear testing (1945–1962) or served in/near Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It commemorates their service, acknowledges past failures to provide VA benefits due to secrecy requirements, and calls on Americans to observe the day with ceremonies—without imposing any new policy mandates, deadlines, or substantive directives.