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 PROCLAMATIONS-MAY 22, 24, 26, 1949 ings and at all forts and military posts and naval stations, and on all vessels of the United States, until after the funeral shall have taken place. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-second day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred forty-nine, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. By the President: JAMES E. WEBB Acting Secretary of State. HARRY S TRUMAN FLAG DAY, 1949 May 24, 1949 [No. 2841] Observance of Flag Day. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the American flag, which has become the symbol of our freedom, was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777; and WHEREAS it is our custom to observe June 14 each year with ceremonies designed not only to commemorate the birth of our flag but also to rededicate ourselves to the ideals for which it stands; and WHEREAS this beloved emblem, which flies above all our people of whatever creed or race, signalizes our respect for human rights and the protection such rights are afforded under our form of government: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby ask that on Flag Day, June 14, 1949, the people of the Nation honor our colors by displaying them at their homes or other suitable places and by giving thanks for their privileges as citizens under this flag, as well as by engaging in earnest contemplation of the obligations inherent in citizenship. Ialso direct the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag ay. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. By the President: JAMES E. WEBB Acting Secretary of State. HARRY S TRUMAN PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 1949 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Memorial Day each year it is our custom to pay homage to our heroic dead who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of liberty and peace. May 26, 1949 [No. 28421 [63 STAT.

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