Presidential Proclamation --
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy
at the Washington Navy Yard
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:01 AM, wrote:
The American Legion
Flag at half-staff
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on September 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard, President Obama has issued a proclamation for the United States flag to be displayed at half-staff until sunset, September 20, 2013.
The full text of the proclamation can be found by clicking here.
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HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on September 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 20, 2013. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
BARACK OBAMA
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