    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9905 of June 7, 2019

    Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2019

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate and honor our
    Nation's lasting emblem, our great American flag. Since the Second
    Continental Congress adopted its design more than 200 years ago, the
    Stars and Stripes has been a powerful symbol of freedom, hope, and
    opportunity. We fly Old Glory from government buildings, schools, city
    halls, police and fire stations, stores, offices, and our front porches.
    Wherever Americans are gathered--sporting events, places of worship,
    parades, and rallies--our flag waves proudly, representing the enduring
    spirit of our country.
    The American flag helps us to never forget the values of our Republic,
    and the valor of the men and women in uniform who have defended it. When
    we look at the red, white, and blue, we are filled with the same spirit
    of patriotism that stirred Francis Scott Key to pen the ``Star Spangled
    Banner'' during the withering bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1812. We
    are reminded of the blood spilled across generations to safeguard
    liberty. We are prompted to reflect with pride on the purity and
    righteousness of our cause--the same pride that swelled in the hearts of
    our boys as they took the beaches of Normandy, and as they raised the
    flag on Iwo Jima. And we are strengthened in our resolve to pursue
    justice and safeguard the rule of law, so that freedom can march on.
    Today, and all throughout the week, let us recommit ourselves to the
    principles upon which our country was founded. With grateful hearts, let
    us reflect upon the price of freedom, and the brave souls who gave their
    last full measure to preserve it. As we raise our flag, as we stand and
    salute or place our hands over our hearts, let us renew our sacred
    pledge that we will forever remain ``one Nation under God, indivisible,
    with liberty and justice for all.''
    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, 2019, as Flag Day, and the week
    starting June 9, 2019, 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 to observe with pride and 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

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    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 seventh day of
    June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    third.
    DONALD J. TRUMP