Pennsylvania Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, November 25th at the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Wyoming County in honor of Russell Gow III. First Assistant Fire Chief Russell Gow III served with the Factoryville Fire Company for more than 40 years. He lost his life in the line of duty while fighting a house fire last Thursday.
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American Flags to fly at half-staff throughout the United States on Friday, November 22nd in honor of a Day of Remembrance for President John F. Kennedy. This year, 2013, marks the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President Kennedy.
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A PROCLAMATION
A half century ago, America mourned the loss of an extraordinary public servant. With broad vision and soaring but sober idealism, President John F. Kennedy had called a generation to service and summoned a Nation to greatness. Today, we honor his memory and celebrate his enduring imprint on American history.
In his 3 years as President of the United States, John F. Kennedy weathered some of the most perilous tests of the Cold War and led America to the cusp of a bright new age. His leadership through the Cuban Missile Crisis remains the standard for American diplomacy at its finest. In a divided Berlin, he delivered a stirring defense of freedom that would echo through the ages, yet he also knew that we must advance human rights here at home. During his final year in office, he proposed a civil rights bill that called for an end to segregation in America. And recognizing women’s basic right to earn a living equal to their efforts, he signed the Equal Pay Act into law.
While President Kennedy’s life was tragically cut short, his vision lives on in the generations he inspired — volunteers who serve as ambassadors for peace in distant corners of the globe, scientists and engineers who reach for new heights in the face of impossible odds, innovators who set their sights on the new frontiers of our time. Today and in the decades to come, let us carry his legacy forward. Let us face today’s tests by beckoning the spirit he embodied — that fearless, resilient, uniquely American character that has always driven our Nation to defy the odds, write our own destiny, and make the world anew.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 22, 2013, as a Day of Remembrance for President John F. Kennedy. I call upon all Americans to honor his life and legacy with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also call upon Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of the other territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on the Day of Remembrance for President John F. Kennedy. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this Twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
BARACK OBAMA
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American Flags and Illinois Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, November 22nd in the State of Illinois in remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Alaska State Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, November 14th in honor of former state legislator Elton Engstrom Jr. Engstrom served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1965 – 1967 and the Alaska Senate from 1967 – 1971.
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American Flags and Kansas Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, November 14th in the State of Kansas in honor of US Army Sergeant First Class Forrest Robertson. SFC Robertson died as a result of injuries suffered when his patrol was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while serving in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Roberston was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
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Maryland State Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, November 11th through Saturday, November 16th in honor of David Barr Jr. Barr was a 13 year veteran of the Perryville Community Fire Department. He died as a result of injuries suffered in the line of duty when he was directing traffic at the scene of a crash and was struck by a vehicle.
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American Flags and Oregon Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, November 14th in the State of Oregon in honor of Officer Robert Libke. Libke was a police officer for the Oregon City Police Department who was killed in the line of duty when he was fatally shot while responding to a call.
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American Flags and Nebraska Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, November 8th in the State of Nebraska in honor of former Congressman John McCollister. McCollister served in the US Navy during World War II and served three terms in the US House of Representatives representing his district in Nebraska.
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American Flags and Massachusetts Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, November 7th in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in honor of US Air Force Staff Sergeant Brett Carnathan. Staff Sergeant Carnathan joined the Air Force in 2003 and served in Afghanistan in both Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was awarded the following honors: Air Force Commendation medal, the Army Commendation medal, the Air Force Achievement medal, the Army Achievement medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Air Force Combat Action medal and the Army Combat Action badge.
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American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, November 2nd at the Capitol complex in Virginia in honor of US Army Sergeant Lyle Turnbull.
Flags are also authorized for display at half-staff in the City of Norfolk and in any other locality as deemed appropriate.
Sgt. Turnbull died while serving in Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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