ExecutiveOrdersEO
Proc 8917ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8917

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut

President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House, all federal buildings and grounds, military posts, naval stations, and embassies worldwide until sunset on December 18, 2012, to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 75359

Impact dates

  1. half-staff flag order expires at sunset

Key directives

  • flags flown at half-staff at White House and all public buildings and grounds until sunset, December 18, 2012
  • flags flown at half-staff at all military posts and naval stations until sunset, December 18, 2012
  • flags flown at half-staff on all naval vessels of the Federal Government until sunset, December 18, 2012
  • flags flown at half-staff at all U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad until sunset, December 18, 2012

Timeline

Immediate

  • flags ordered to half-staff upon proclamation signing

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Proclamation 8917: Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut · Executive Orders