[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26179-26180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11361]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 116 / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10951 of June 13, 2025

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2025

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On June 14, 1777, a banner of red, white, and blue was 
                woven into history when the Second Continental Congress 
                passed the First Flag Resolution, making our beloved 
                Stars and Stripes the official flag of our emerging 
                Republic. This Flag Day and National Flag Week, we 
                pause to revere the star-spangled emblem of our 
                freedom--and we honor the nearly 250 years of valor, 
                sacrifice, and patriotism it has gloriously inspired.

                In the summer of 1777, more than 2 years into the 
                Revolution and nearly 1 year after the American 
                Colonies declared their Independence from Great 
                Britain, the need for unity, strength, and national 
                identity was essential. On June 14, the Congress 
                convened to adopt a momentous resolution that 
                galvanized the Colonies under a majestic and commanding 
                insignia and proclaimed ``the flag of the United States 
                be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; 
                that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue 
                field, representing a new Constellation.'' In the midst 
                of revolution, the emblem of our freedom was born--and 
                the mightiest symbol for sovereignty and justice ever 
                conceived by human hands was sewn into existence.

                For nearly 250 years, Old Glory has presided over every 
                chapter of the American story. It gallantly flew as 
                General George Washington crossed the Delaware, as 
                President Abraham Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg, and as 
                American forces raised it on the summit of Iwo Jima, 
                the shores of Inchon, and in the jungles of Vietnam. It 
                waved from the moon on July 20, 1969 and rose from the 
                ashes at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001--and time 
                and again, it has been valiantly defended by patriots 
                when extremist bands of anti-American agitators have 
                sought to desecrate and destroy it.

                Through every trial and triumph, the American flag has 
                stood as an enduring symbol of courage, unity, and the 
                unwavering belief that nothing will ever stand in the 
                way of our beloved homeland, heritage, history, and 
                values. This week, as we pause in grateful allegiance 
                to our beautiful flag, we pray for God's continued 
                providence and protection. May the red, white, and blue 
                forever reign over the greatest Nation in the history 
                of the world--and may it always prevail over those who 
                seek to tear it down.

                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, 
                2025, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 8, 2025, 
                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

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                to proudly observe with 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.

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

[FR Doc. 2025-11361
Filed 6-17-25; 11:15 am]
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