    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 7688 of June 30, 2003

    Death of James Strom Thurmond

    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    As a mark of respect for the memory of James Strom Thurmond, the longest
    serving member and former President pro tempore of the United States
    Senate, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President of
    the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States
    of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United
    States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all
    public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations,
    and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
    Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and
    possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall
    be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States
    embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad,
    including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
    June, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
    seventh.
    GEORGE W. BUSH

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