    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9727 of April 17, 2018

    Death of Barbara Bush

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    On this solemn day, we mourn the loss of Barbara Bush, an outstanding
    and memorable woman of character. As a wife, mother, grandmother, great-
    grandmother, military spouse, and former First Lady, Mrs. Bush was an
    advocate of the American family. Mrs. Bush lived a life that reminds us
    always to cherish our relationships with friends, family, and all
    acquaintances. In the spirit of the memory of Mrs. Bush, may we always
    remember to be kind to one another and to put the care of others first.
    As a mark of respect for the memory of Barbara Bush, I hereby order, by
    the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the 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 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 the day of 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 seventeenth day of
    April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    second.
    DONALD J. TRUMP