Washington D.C. –In reaction in the wake of tragic incidents that took place at Lewiston, Maine, on October 25 2023, the president Joseph R. Biden Jr. has issued a proclamation directing to immediately lower the United States flag to half-staff. This act of reverence is an expression of respect and rememberance to the victims of the horrific actions of violence that occurred that fateful day.
As a result of his power to be President of the United States, as conferred by the Constitution and the laws of the nation The proclamation of President Biden calls that the national flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in various places such as:
1. White House 2. White House 2. All public properties and grounds
3. Naval stations and military posts
4. Naval vessels belonging to the Federal Government in the District of Columbia
5. All over all of the United States, its Territories and its possessions
The order will remain in force through sunset, Monday October 30, 2023. which is a time of national grief and unity in the honor of those who have died.
In addition, the directive of the president extends the flag-lowering celebration for every United States embassies, legations consular offices, other establishments in foreign countries. This includes military installations as well as naval vessels as well as stations in other countries than the United States.
