Stars & Stripes Updates, News and Proclamations

**HALF-STAFF ALERT~Sunrise Till Sunset** Patriot Day, September 11, 2015

The White House – Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release – September 10, 2015 PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On September 11, 2001, America experienced the worst terrorist attack in…

HALF-STAFF ALERT ~ HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

Half-Staff – Tuesday, July 21, 2015 until sunset, Saturday, July 25, 2015 The White House – Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 21, 2015 Presidential Proclamation HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE – – – – – – – Our thoughts and prayers as a Nation are with the…

HALF-STAFF ALERT ~ until noon only * Memorial Day, May 25, 2015

The White House – Office of the Press Secretary Presidential Proclamation – Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2015 On Memorial Day, the United States pauses to honor the fallen heroes who died in service to our Nation. With heavy hearts and a sense of profound gratitude, we mourn these women and men — parents, children,…

HALF-STAFF ALERT~Sunrise Till Sunset ** Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, 2015

Presidential Proclamation — Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2015 Each May, our Nation salutes the American women and men who put their lives on the line every day to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law. On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we recognize all those…

HALF-STAFF ALERT~Sunrise Till Sunset ** Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7, 2014

Presidential Proclamation – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2014 On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese planes thundered over Hawaii, dropping bombs in an unprovoked act of war against the United States. The attack claimed the lives of more than 2,400 Americans. It nearly destroyed our Pacific Fleet, but it could not shake our…

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