[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35089-35090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15046]



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Vol. 76

Wednesday,

No. 115

June 15, 2011

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 8689--Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2011
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                Proclamation 8689 of June 10, 2011

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On June 14, 1777, the Second Constitutional Congress 
                adopted a flag with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars 
                to represent our Nation, one star for each of our 
                founding colonies. The stars were set upon a blue 
                field, in the words of the Congress's resolution, 
                ``representing a new constellation'' in the night sky. 
                What was then a fledgling democracy has flourished and 
                expanded, as we constantly strive toward a more perfect 
                Union.

                Through the successes and struggles we have faced, the 
                American flag has been ever present. It has flown on 
                our ships and military bases around the world as we 
                continue to defend liberty and democracy abroad. It has 
                been raised in yards and on porches across America on 
                days of celebration, and as a sign of our shared 
                heritage. And it is lowered on days of remembrance to 
                honor fallen service members and public servants; or 
                when tragedy strikes and we join together in mourning. 
                Our flag is the mark of one country, one people, 
                uniting under one banner.

                When the American flag soars, so too does our Nation 
                and the ideals it stands for. We remain committed to 
                defending the liberties and freedoms it represents, and 
                we give special thanks to the members of the Armed 
                Forces who wear our flag proudly. On Flag Day, and 
                during National Flag Week, we celebrate the powerful 
                beacon of hope that our flag has become for us all, and 
                for people around the world.

                To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, 
                by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended 
                (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as 
                ``Flag Day'' and requested that the President issue an 
                annual proclamation calling for its observance and for 
                the display of the flag of the United States on all 
                Federal Government buildings. The Congress also 
                requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, 
                as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President annually 
                issue a proclamation designating the week in which June 
                14 occurs as ``National Flag Week'' and call upon 
                citizens of the United States to display the flag 
                during that week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 
                2011, as Flag Day and the week beginning June 12, 2011, 
                as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate 
                officials to display the flag on all Federal Government 
                buildings during that week, and I urge all Americans to 
                observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying 
                the flag. I also call upon the people of the United 
                States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those 
                days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set 
                aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to 
                honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public 
                gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the 
                Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States 
                of America.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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