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Flags at half staff for John Glenn |
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December 9, 2016 |
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A Proclamation:
 As
a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn,
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 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, on the day of
interment.
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at
half-staff for the same period 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 ninth day of December, in the year of our
Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and forty-first.
President Barack Obama
Editors note: John Glenn's public viewing at the
Ohio Statehouse and a memorial service at Ohio
State University's Mershon Auditorium are being
planned for next week; the dates and times were
being worked. Statehouse officials meet Monday
to authorize the public viewing. |
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