[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36045-36046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12985]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10415 of June 10, 2022

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a 
                resolution adopting a flag for our new Nation--the 
                United States of America. The resolution specified 13 
                alternating red and white stripes with 13 stars on a 
                blue field. The stars represented the colonies that 
                declared independence, and in the years since, they 
                have grown into 50 United States which comprise our 
                great country today. For centuries, mariners looked to 
                the stars to guide them across the seas, just as 
                Americans and people across the globe look to our flag 
                as a guiding symbol of freedom, opportunity, and hope. 
                On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate 
                the journey of progress represented in our banner and 
                pay tribute to the inspiration it gives Americans at 
                home and abroad.

                Our flag belongs to all Americans, and its red, white, 
                and blue colors are woven into a rich tapestry of 
                different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs which 
                connects us and honors our shared history. Old Glory 
                has flown around the world in times of war and in times 
                of peace. It has traveled to the Moon and to Mars. It 
                has sailed on ships and flown on planes. It waves high 
                above the White House, courthouses, post offices, 
                schools, and homes across the Nation, and also above 
                our embassies and military bases overseas--an enduring 
                beacon of democracy.

                From the Revolutionary War to the modern age, American 
                Service members have fought bravely under the symbol of 
                our flag, and those who give the last full measure of 
                devotion are wrapped in its broad stripes and bright 
                stars as they are laid to rest. We honor those who 
                serve our country in uniform and pay homage to those 
                who have made that ultimate sacrifice.

                Every day, the American Flag instills pride--reminding 
                us of the ideals upon which our Nation was founded and 
                the values for which we stand. As we pledge our 
                allegiance to the Star-Spangled Banner, and the legacy 
                it holds in our history, let us continue the work of 
                perfecting our Union so that, together, we can deliver 
                the promise of America for all Americans.

                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 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, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 
                14, 2022, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 12, 
                2022, 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 and honoring all of our brave service members 
                and revering those who gave their last full measure of 
                devotion defending our freedoms. I encourage the people 
                of the United States to

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                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 the 
                American spirit, to celebrate our history and the 
                foundational values we strive to uphold, and to 
                publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of 
                the United States of America.

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

[FR Doc. 2022-12985
Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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