Impact score
2/10
Urgency
ceremonial
Sections
1
Primary agencies
Key terms
This proclamation honors the memory of John Glenn, the astronaut and former U.S. Senator, by ordering the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff on the day of his interment at all federal buildings, military posts, naval stations, and U.S. facilities abroad. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth and served four terms in the U.S. Senate representing Ohio.
( printed page 17377) Proclamation 9588 of April 5, 2017 Honoring the Memory of John Glenn A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, 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 on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period 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 fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first. [ FR Doc. 2017-07332 Filed 4-7-17; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F7-P
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