Death of Senator John Sidney McCain III

Proclamation 9775 of August 27, 2018

Death of Senator John Sidney McCain III

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding
service of Senator John Sidney McCain III, I hereby
order, by the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, 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, on the day of interment. 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
twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord
two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.