Stars & Stripes Updates, News and Proclamations

**HALF-STAFF ALERT~February 13-20, 2016** Death of Justice Antonin Scalia

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…

**HALF-STAFF ALERT~ December 3-7, 2015** Tragedy in San Bernadino, CA

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 03, 2015 Presidential Proclamation — Honoring The Victims Of The Attack In San Bernardino, California As a mark of respect for the victims of gun violence perpetrated on December 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, California, by the authority vested in me as President…

**HALF-STAFF ALERT ~ November 15-19, 2015** Tragedy in Paris, France

United States Flags to Half-Staff through Sunset on Thursday, November 19, 2015 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release Nov. 15, 2015 HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN PARIS, FRANCE ———— President Barack Obama issued a proclamation honoring the victims of the tragedy in Paris, France The American people stand…

**HALF-STAFF ALERT ~ October 2-6, 2015** Tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon

The White House – Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release – October 02, 2015 Presidential Proclamation: Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon As a mark of respect for the victims of gun violence perpetrated on October 1, 2015, in Roseburg, Oregon, by the authority vested in me as President of…

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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