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Flags to half staff in wake of Las Vegas shooting |
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October 2, 2017 |
In the wake of the worst mass shooting late last
night that leaves families, friends and a nation
mourning the deaths of at least 58 people and
hoping and praying for the recovery of more than
500, President Donald Trump this morning ordered
that flags across the nation be flown at half
staff until the sun sets on Friday.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all
whose loved ones were murdered and injured in
last night's horrible tragedy in Las Vegas,
Nevada. As we grieve, we pray that God may
provide comfort and relief to all those
suffering.
As a mark of respect for the victims of the
senseless act of violence perpetrated on October
1, 2017, 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,
October 6, 2017. 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 second day of October, in the year of our
Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP |
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