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For the Québec holiday, see La Journée Nationale Des Patriotes (National Patriots Day) . and Vice President Cheney lead a moment of silence on the South Lawn with White House staff and families of victims of 9/11.]] In the United States , Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of those who died in the September 11, 2001 Attacks . However, the name does not seem to have caught on in the American vernacular; most people still refer to the day as "September 11" or some variation thereof. U.S. House Joint Resolution 71 was approved by a vote of 407-0 on October 25 , 2001 . It requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day." President George W. Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18 , 2001 (as Public Law 107-89). It is not an official public Holiday , but rather a discretionary day of remembrance. On September 4 , 2002 , President Bush used his authority created by the resolution and proclaimed September 11 , 2002 as Patriot Day. He has continued to make similar declarations every year since. On this day, the President directs that the . Some countries have also shared Patriot Day with the U.S. as well. For example, in Canada, the prime minister orders Flag s on the Peace Tower (in Ottawa on Parliament Hill ) and on all Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S be flown at half-staff. Some Greeting Card companies have released Patriot Day cards, causing controversy among some. However, many companies, such as Hallmark , do not offer cards specifically for Patriot Day. This holiday should not be confused with Patriot's Day , a holiday celebrated primarily in Massachusetts that commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War. Wisconsin also celebrates Patriots' Day by closing its public schools. EXTERNAL LINKS
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