Honoring the Memory of Pope John Paul II

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7881 of April 2, 2005

Honoring the Memory of Pope John Paul II

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for His Holiness Pope John Paul
II, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and 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 on 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 his 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
second day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand five, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

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