President Orders Flags to Half Staff

Final funeral rites for astronaut John Glenn will take place today, Thursday April 6, 2017 at Arlington National Cemetery.

A Proclamation by President Donald J. Trump Honoring the Memory of John Glenn

HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN GLENN

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Use this link to read the complete proclamation.

Final funeral rites for astronaut John Glenn will take place Thursday April 6, 2017 at Arlington National Cemetery.