[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 89

Wednesday,

No. 114

June 12, 2024

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 10775--Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024
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                Proclamation 10775 of June 7, 2024

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For people across America, our flag is a reminder of 
                our Nation's founding principle. It stands for the 
                sacred idea that we are all created equal and deserve 
                to be treated equally throughout our lives. Our flag is 
                also a reminder of our shared calling: to stand for the 
                ideals our country was founded on--democracy, freedom, 
                and justice for all. On Flag Day and during National 
                Flag Week, we take pride in the promise and purpose 
                represented by our Nation's flag.

                Our country's flag was created in 1777, when America 
                was still a new idea. Americans flew it at their homes 
                during the Revolutionary War as brave troops fought for 
                our country's independence from British rule--
                representing the resolve and resilience of our Nation's 
                13 colonies with 13 stripes and stars. As our Nation 
                evolved, so too did our flag--with every new star added 
                to Old Glory, we were reminded that the work of forging 
                a more perfect Union never ends.

                Ever since, our flag has served as a source of pride 
                and inspiration. It has flown high on many 
                battlefields, acting as a beacon of light and purpose 
                at home and around the globe. It flies over military 
                cemeteries where our country's service members have 
                been laid to rest, reminding us of the unmoving faith 
                they had in our Nation and the ultimate sacrifice they 
                made. It flies over buildings, classrooms, and 
                courthouses--across small towns, in big cities, and 
                around the world--a constant reminder that democracy 
                begins and will be preserved in the habits and the 
                hearts of ordinary people and that we all share a 
                responsibility to stand up for it each and every day.

                Across the country, Americans are writing the greatest 
                comeback story our Nation has ever known. They are 
                finding new ways to lead America into a future of 
                possibilities, helping build a democracy with dignity--
                one worthy of our dreams. On Flag Day and during 
                National Flag Week, we honor all that the flag means to 
                the American people and continue working to ensure that 
                America is a land of possibilities for all. No matter 
                how dark the night, Americans will always pursue our 
                Nation's North Star--our flag will always be there.

                To commemorate the adoption of our flag in 1777, the 
                Congress, by joint resolution approved on 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, 2024, as Flag Day and the week starting June 9, 
                2024, 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

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                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 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 
                seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
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