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Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas

SignedMay 7, 2023
Proclamation·Joe Biden·Commemoration
Why This Matters

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

It serves as a national gesture of mourning and solidarity with the victims and their families.
The families and communities affected by the tragedy are most impacted by this act of remembrance.
Summary

1. Flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and all public buildings until sunset on May 11, 2023. 2. The order extends to military posts, naval stations, and vessels across the U.S. and its territories. 3. Flags at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad will also be flown at half-staff during the same period.

Who is affected?

The families and communities affected by the tragedy are most impacted by this act of remembrance.

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Proclamation 10574 of May 7, 2023

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas, 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, May 11, 2023. 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 seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.

[FR Doc. 2023-10214

Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]

Billing code 3395-F3-P

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