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Flags At Half Staff Honoring The Victims Of The Parkland, FL Shooting

Flags throughout the U.S. should be lowered to half-staff on Immediately until Sunset on February 19, 2018

Flags should be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Parkland, FL

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Our Nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones in the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on February 14, 2018, 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, February 19, 2018. 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 fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.

DONALD J. TRUMP

About the Author
Stacey Stewart

Stacey Stewart

Stacey Stewart is the co-owner of Fly Me Flag, a family-run, woman-owned flag company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, specializing in commercial and residential flagpole installation, maintenance, and American-made flags. Since taking ownership in 2017, Stacey has helped grow the business into a trusted partner to organizations, municipalities, and homeowners across Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and beyond. 

A flag industry leader, she serves on the Board of Directors of the National Independent Flag Dealers Association. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Master of Public Health from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.