[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 7881--APR. 2, 2005
Proclamation 7881 of April 2, 2005
Honoring the Memory of Pope John Paul II
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for His Holiness Pope John Paul II, I hereby order,
by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be

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flown at half-staff at the White House and on 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 the day of his interment. 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 second day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH