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

 
PROCLAMATION 7923--SEPT. 4, 2005

[[Page 3795]]
119 STAT. 3795

Proclamation 7923 of September 4, 2005
Honoring the Memory of the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, 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
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, Tuesday, September 20, 2005. 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 fourth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH