According to the US Flag Code, flags are half staffed until noon only, at which point they are raised to full staff. The half-staff position remembers the more than one million men and women who gave their lives in service of their country. At noon their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not…
Presidential Proclamation –Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2016 PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND POLICE WEEK, 2016 For generations, the brave women and men of our Nation’s law enforcement have answered the call to serve and protect our communities. Enduring long shifts in dangerous and unpredictable circumstances, our Nation’s peace officers embody the courage…
Presidential Proclamation — Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Brussels, Belgium HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The American people stand with the people of Brussels. We will do whatever it takes, working with nations and peoples around the world, to bring the perpetrators of these attacks to justice, and to…
The recent proclamation lowering U.S. flags to half-staff in honor of the memory of Nancy Reagan will end at sunset on Friday, March 11, 2016 the day of her funeral. View the previous post to read the Presidential Proclamation. Former first lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m., according to Melissa…
Presidential Proclamation DEATH OF NANCY REAGAN As a mark of respect for the memory of Nancy Reagan, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and…
Presidential Proclamation: Death of Antonin Scalia As a mark of respect for Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 7 of title 4, United States Code, that the flag of the United…
