Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2020, 36467-36468 [2020-13177]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36467-36468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13177]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 17, 2020 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10050 of June 12, 2020

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Flag Day and throughout National Flag Week, we pay 
                tribute to the American flag, the most recognizable 
                symbol of the principles for which our Republic stands. 
                For more than 200 years, the Stars and Stripes has 
                represented liberty, justice, and the rule of law. 
                Recently, as our Nation has come together to respond to 
                the coronavirus pandemic, our flag has been a reminder 
                of the courage, tenacity, and loyalty that define the 
                indomitable American spirit.

                Our great flag causes us to reflect humbly on the 
                immeasurable price that has been paid to keep it ``so 
                gallantly streaming.'' Throughout our Nation's history, 
                proud patriots have nobly answered the call of duty 
                when our country needed them most. The Star Spangled 
                Banner serves as an everlasting remembrance of the 
                sacrifices heroes of every generation have made in 
                conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the wars in 
                Iraq and Afghanistan. Our flag ensures that we never 
                forget the incredible sacrifices our men and women in 
                uniform have made to defend our liberty and way of 
                life.

                This year, Old Glory has waved over millions of brave 
                Americans fighting the invisible enemy, often at risk 
                to their personal health and wellbeing. Throughout the 
                coronavirus pandemic, healthcare professionals have 
                treated and cared for those sickened by the virus, and 
                countless American patriots have provided critical 
                goods and services to their fellow citizens in these 
                uncertain times. These dedicated individuals have risen 
                to the challenge, meeting the virus on the frontlines 
                with the same conviction and unwavering determination 
                that has empowered our Nation to overcome previous 
                trials. Just as we prevailed in those struggles, we 
                will emerge victorious against this new enemy and again 
                raise our flag in triumph.

                The American flag represents the unity of our country 
                and its people. No matter what may divide us, Old Glory 
                should be revered and cherished, as a symbol of all 
                that makes America the greatest country in the world. 
                As we honor our beautiful flag on this day and 
                throughout this week, let us vow never to forget the 
                tremendous sacrifices made by patriots from generation 
                to generation to ensure that the red, white, and blue 
                continues to fly high and free. Today, and every day, I 
                am proud to join my fellow Americans in standing tall 
                and saluting our great American flag.

                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 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 on 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, 
                2020, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 14, 2020, 
                as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate 
                officials to display the flag on all Federal Government 
                buildings during

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                this week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day 
                and National Flag Week by displaying the flag. I 
                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.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2020-13177
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