Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2019, 27699-27700 [2019-12697]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27699-27700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12697]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2019 / 
Presidential Documents

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                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 heritage in public gatherings 
                and activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of 
                Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

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                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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-12697
Filed 6-12-19; 11:15 am]
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