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Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers

SignedApril 2, 2021
Proclamation·Joe Biden·Honoring
Why This Matters

This proclamation orders that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff to honor the service and sacrifice of the United States Capitol Police Officers who were victims of the Capitol attack.

This act serves as a national recognition of the bravery and sacrifice of law enforcement officers.
The proclamation primarily affects the families of the Capitol Police Officers and the broader law enforcement community.
Summary

1. The U.S. flag is to be flown at half-staff from April 2 to April 6, 2021. 2. This is in honor of the victims of the Capitol attack. 3. The directive applies to all public buildings, military posts, and U.S. embassies both domestically and abroad.

Who is affected?

The proclamation primarily affects the families of the Capitol Police Officers and the broader law enforcement community.

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Proclamation 10174 of April 2, 2021

Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers

A Proclamation

As a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of the victims of the attack at the United States Capitol on Friday, April 2, 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, April 6, 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 second day of April, 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. 2021-07293

Filed 4-6-21; 11:15 am]

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