Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024

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Vol. 89

Wednesday,

No. 114

June 12, 2024

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 10775--Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024

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Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 114 / Wednesday, June 12, 2024 /

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Title 3--

The President

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Proclamation 10775 of June 7, 2024

Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

For people across America, our flag is a reminder of

our Nation's founding principle. It stands for the

sacred idea that we are all created equal and deserve

to be treated equally throughout our lives. Our flag is

also a reminder of our shared calling: to stand for the

ideals our country was founded on--democracy, freedom,

and justice for all. On Flag Day and during National

Flag Week, we take pride in the promise and purpose

represented by our Nation's flag.

to be treated equally throughout our lives. Our flag is

also a reminder of our shared calling: to stand for the

ideals our country was founded on--democracy, freedom,

and justice for all. On Flag Day and during National

Flag Week, we take pride in the promise and purpose

represented by our Nation's flag.

Our country's flag was created in 1777, when America

was still a new idea. Americans flew it at their homes

during the Revolutionary War as brave troops fought for

our country's independence from British rule--

representing the resolve and resilience of our Nation's

13 colonies with 13 stripes and stars. As our Nation

evolved, so too did our flag--with every new star added

to Old Glory, we were reminded that the work of forging

a more perfect Union never ends.

Ever since, our flag has served as a source of pride

and inspiration. It has flown high on many

battlefields, acting as a beacon of light and purpose

at home and around the globe. It flies over military

cemeteries where our country's service members have

been laid to rest, reminding us of the unmoving faith

they had in our Nation and the ultimate sacrifice they

made. It flies over buildings, classrooms, and

courthouses--across small towns, in big cities, and

around the world--a constant reminder that democracy

begins and will be preserved in the habits and the

hearts of ordinary people and that we all share a

responsibility to stand up for it each and every day.

made. It flies over buildings, classrooms, and

courthouses--across small towns, in big cities, and

around the world--a constant reminder that democracy

begins and will be preserved in the habits and the

hearts of ordinary people and that we all share a

responsibility to stand up for it each and every day.

Across the country, Americans are writing the greatest

comeback story our Nation has ever known. They are

finding new ways to lead America into a future of

possibilities, helping build a democracy with dignity--

one worthy of our dreams. On Flag Day and during

National Flag Week, we honor all that the flag means to

the American people and continue working to ensure that

America is a land of possibilities for all. No matter

how dark the night, Americans will always pursue our

Nation's North Star--our flag will always be there.

To commemorate the adoption of our flag in 1777, the

Congress, by joint resolution approved on August 3,

1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of

each year as ``Flag Day'' and requested 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.

ess 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, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of

the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June

14, 2024, as Flag Day and the week starting June 9,

2024, 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

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by displaying the flag and honoring all of our brave

service members and revering those who gave their last

full measure of devotion defending our freedoms. 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 the American spirit,

to celebrate our history and the foundational values we

strive to uphold, 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 twenty-four, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

eighth.

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e 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 twenty-four, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

eighth.

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