THE WHI TE HOUSE

Of f i ce of t he Pr ess Secr et ar y



For I mmedi at e Rel ease Apr i l 16, 2013


HONORI NG THE VI CTI MS OF THE TRAGEDY I N BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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BY THE PRESI DENT OF THE UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA

A PROCLAMATI ON


As a mar k of r espect f or t he vi ct i ms of t he sensel ess
act s of vi ol ence per pet r at ed on Apr i l 15, 2013, i n Bost on,
Massachuset t s, by t he aut hor i t y vest ed i n me as Pr esi dent of
t he Uni t ed St at es by t he Const i t ut i on and t he l aws of t he
Uni t ed St at es of Amer i ca, I her eby or der t hat t he f l ag of t he
Uni t ed St at es shal l be f l own at hal f - st af f at t he Whi t e House
and upon al l publ i c bui l di ngs and gr ounds, at al l mi l i t ar y post s
and naval st at i ons, and on al l naval vessel s of t he Feder al
Gover nment i n t he Di st r i ct of Col umbi a and t hr oughout t he
Uni t ed St at es and i t s Ter r i t or i es and possessi ons unt i l sunset ,
Apr i l 20, 2013. I al so di r ect t hat t he f l ag shal l be f l own
at hal f - st af f f or t he same l engt h of t i me at al l Uni t ed St at es
embassi es, l egat i ons, consul ar of f i ces, and ot her f aci l i t i es
abr oad, i ncl udi ng al l mi l i t ar y f aci l i t i es and naval vessel s
and st at i ons.

I N WI TNESS WHEREOF, I have her eunt o set my hand t hi s
si xt eent h day of Apr i l , i n t he year of our Lor d
t wo t housand t hi r t een, and of t he I ndependence of t he
Uni t ed St at es of Amer i ca t he t wo hundr ed and t hi r t y- sevent h.



BARACK OBAMA



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