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Flags half staff to honor victims of Texas
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November 6, 2017 |
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
We are deeply saddened by the shooting in
Sutherland Springs, Texas, which took the lives
of more than 25 innocent victims while they were
attending church. As we mourn the victims of
this unprovoked act of violence, we pray for
healing and comfort for all the family members
and loved ones who are grieving.
As a mark of respect for the victims of this
senseless act of violence perpetrated on
November 5, 2017, 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,
November 9, 2017. 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 fifth day of November, in the year of our
Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP |
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