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Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianapolis, Indiana

SignedApril 16, 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 incident in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This act serves as a national gesture of mourning and respect for those affected by the tragedy.
The families and communities of the victims are most directly affected by this proclamation.
Summary

1. Flags are to be flown at half-staff from April 16 to April 20, 2021. 2. This applies to all public buildings, military posts, and U.S. embassies both domestically and abroad. 3. The proclamation honors the victims of the violence that occurred on April 15, 2021, in Indianapolis.

Who is affected?

The families and communities of the victims are most directly affected by this proclamation.

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Proclamation 10181 of April 16, 2021

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianapolis, Indiana

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on April 15, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 20, 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 sixteenth 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. 2021-08413

Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]

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