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Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: May 14, 2012 Peace Officers Memorial Day and half-staff observance: May 15, 2012 Police Week: May 13–19, 2012 Federal Register publication: May 18, 2012 Remembering service and the families behind it President Obama's 2012 proclamation honored public safety officers who p …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. President Obama's 2011 proclamation at a glance Formal proclamation date: December 6, 2011 Remembrance and half-staff day: December 7, 2011 Occasion: the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Federal Register publication: December 8, 2011 Seventy years after Pearl Harbor President Obama's 2011 proclamation looked back to the atta …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: October 7, 2011 Fire Prevention Week: October 9–15, 2011 Half-staff date named in the proclamation: Sunday, October 16, 2011 Flag instruction applies to: all federal office buildings Federal Register publication: October 13, 2011 Honoring firefighters through remembrance …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: September 9, 2011 Observance and half-staff day: September 11, 2011 Moment of silence: 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Federal Register publication: September 14, 2011 A decade of remembrance and service Ten years after the September 11 attacks, President Obama's proclamation h …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: May 27, 2011 Memorial Day: May 30, 2011 Half-staff display: until noon on May 30 Prayer for peace: the hour beginning at 11:00 a.m. in each locality National Moment of Remembrance: 3:00 p.m. local time Federal Register publication: June 3, 2011 Remembering sacrifice, seeking la …