[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 110 (Friday, June 8, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 31967-31968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2892]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8155--Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2007


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 110 / Friday, June 8, 2007 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8155 of June 5, 2007

                
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The American Flag represents freedom and has been an 
                enduring symbol of our Nation's ideals since the 
                earliest days of our Nation. Wherever it flies, we are 
                reminded of America's unity and in the great cause of 
                liberty and justice for all.

                Two hundred and thirty years ago, the Second 
                Continental Congress officially made the Stars and 
                Stripes the symbol of America. The Founders declared 
                that the 13 stars gracing the original flag represented 
                ``a new constellation,'' just as America embodied new 
                hope and new light for mankind. Today, our flag 
                continues to convey the bold spirit of a proud and 
                determined Nation.

                Americans have long flown our flag as a sign of 
                patriotism and gratitude for the blessings of liberty. 
                We also pledge allegiance to the flag as an expression 
                of loyalty to our country and to the belief in the 
                American creed of freedom and justice. By displaying 
                and showing respect for the flag, we honor the ideals 
                upon which our democracy rests and show appreciation 
                for the freedoms we enjoy today. Flying the flag can 
                also be an expression of thanks for the men and women 
                who have served and sacrificed in defense of our 
                freedoms--from the early patriots of the Continental 
                Army to the courageous Americans in uniform who are 
                defending those freedoms around the world today.

                During Flag Day and National Flag Week, we honor Old 
                Glory and reflect on the foundations of our freedom. As 
                citizens of this great Nation, we are proud of our 
                heritage, grateful for our liberty, and confident in 
                our future.

                To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, 
                by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended 
                (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as 
                ``Flag Day'' and requested that the President issue an 
                annual proclamation calling for its observance and for 
                the display of the flag of the United States on all 
                Federal Government buildings. The Congress also 
                requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, 
                as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue 
                annually a proclamation designating the week in which 
                June 14 occurs as ``National Flag Week'' and calling 
                upon all citizens of the United States to display the 
                flag during that week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 
                2007, as Flag Day and the week beginning June 10, 2007, 
                as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate 
                officials to display the flag on all Federal Government 
                buildings during that week, and I urge all Americans to 
                observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the 
                Stars and Stripes from their homes and other suitable 
                places. I also call upon the people of the United 
                States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those 
                days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set 
                aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to 
                honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public 
                gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the 
                Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States 
                of America.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                seven, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-first.
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