Presidential Actions

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Boulder, Colorado

SignedMarch 23, 2021
Proclamation·Joe Biden·Public Safety
Why This Matters

This proclamation orders that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of a violent tragedy in Boulder, Colorado.

This act serves as a national gesture of mourning and solidarity with the victims' families and the community.
The proclamation primarily affects the families of the victims and the Boulder community, as well as citizens observing the flag at various locations.
Summary

1. Flags to be flown at half-staff from March 23 to March 27, 2021. 2. Applies to all public buildings, military posts, and U.S. embassies. 3. Serves as a mark of respect for the victims of the Boulder tragedy.

Who is affected?

The proclamation primarily affects the families of the victims and the Boulder community, as well as citizens observing the flag at various locations.

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Proclamation 10160 of March 23, 2021

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Boulder, Colorado

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, March 27, 2021. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

[FR Doc. 2021-06435

Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]

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