Presidential Document2024-13122
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2024
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June 12, 2024
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June 7, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[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: 2024-13122]
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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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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.
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.
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.
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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