[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27699-27700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12697]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 9905 of June 7, 2019
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate
and honor our Nation's lasting emblem, our great
American flag. Since the Second Continental Congress
adopted its design more than 200 years ago, the Stars
and Stripes has been a powerful symbol of freedom,
hope, and opportunity. We fly Old Glory from government
buildings, schools, city halls, police and fire
stations, stores, offices, and our front porches.
Wherever Americans are gathered--sporting events,
places of worship, parades, and rallies--our flag waves
proudly, representing the enduring spirit of our
country.
The American flag helps us to never forget the values
of our Republic, and the valor of the men and women in
uniform who have defended it. When we look at the red,
white, and blue, we are filled with the same spirit of
patriotism that stirred Francis Scott Key to pen the
``Star Spangled Banner'' during the withering
bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1812. We are reminded of
the blood spilled across generations to safeguard
liberty. We are prompted to reflect with pride on the
purity and righteousness of our cause--the same pride
that swelled in the hearts of our boys as they took the
beaches of Normandy, and as they raised the flag on Iwo
Jima. And we are strengthened in our resolve to pursue
justice and safeguard the rule of law, so that freedom
can march on.
Today, and all throughout the week, let us recommit
ourselves to the principles upon which our country was
founded. With grateful hearts, let us reflect upon the
price of freedom, and the brave souls who gave their
last full measure to preserve it. As we raise our flag,
as we stand and salute or place our hands over our
hearts, let us renew our sacred pledge that we will
forever remain ``one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.''
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 issue
annually a proclamation designating the week in which
June 14 occurs as ``National Flag Week'' and calling
upon all citizens of the United States to display the
flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14,
2019, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 9, 2019,
as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate
officials to display the flag on all Federal Government
buildings during this week, and I urge all Americans to
observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying
the flag. I also encourage the people of the United
States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those
days from Flag Day through Independence Day, 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
seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
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[FR Doc. 2019-12697
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