Flags at half-staff following attacks in Belgium

March 23, 2016

In a Presidential Proclamation, President Barack Obama yesterday ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff "as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium." "We will do whatever it takes," said President Obama, "working with nations and peoples around the world, to bring the perpetrators of these attacks to justice, and to go after terrorists who threaten our people." Flags are to remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, March 26. The full Presidential Proclamation regarding this order can be found by clicking here.