Presidential Document2022-12985
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022
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June 15, 2022
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June 10, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12985]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10415 of June 10, 2022
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a
resolution adopting a flag for our new Nation--the
United States of America. The resolution specified 13
alternating red and white stripes with 13 stars on a
blue field. The stars represented the colonies that
declared independence, and in the years since, they
have grown into 50 United States which comprise our
great country today. For centuries, mariners looked to
the stars to guide them across the seas, just as
Americans and people across the globe look to our flag
as a guiding symbol of freedom, opportunity, and hope.
On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate
the journey of progress represented in our banner and
pay tribute to the inspiration it gives Americans at
home and abroad.
Our flag belongs to all Americans, and its red, white,
and blue colors are woven into a rich tapestry of
different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs which
connects us and honors our shared history. Old Glory
has flown around the world in times of war and in times
of peace. It has traveled to the Moon and to Mars. It
has sailed on ships and flown on planes. It waves high
above the White House, courthouses, post offices,
schools, and homes across the Nation, and also above
our embassies and military bases overseas--an enduring
beacon of democracy.
From the Revolutionary War to the modern age, American
Service members have fought bravely under the symbol of
our flag, and those who give the last full measure of
devotion are wrapped in its broad stripes and bright
stars as they are laid to rest. We honor those who
serve our country in uniform and pay homage to those
who have made that ultimate sacrifice.
Every day, the American Flag instills pride--reminding
us of the ideals upon which our Nation was founded and
the values for which we stand. As we pledge our
allegiance to the Star-Spangled Banner, and the legacy
it holds in our history, let us continue the work of
perfecting our Union so that, together, we can deliver
the promise of America for all Americans.
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 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, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June
14, 2022, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 12,
2022, 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 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
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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
tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2022-12985
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