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Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: September 10, 2009 Half-staff observance: September 11, 2009 Moment of silence: 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time Federal Register publication: September 14, 2009 Remembering September 11 through service President Obama's 2009 proclamation joined two ways of remembering the people k …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: August 26, 2009 Named half-staff endpoint: sunset on August 30, 2009 Additional provision: until sunset on the day of interment Federal Register publication: August 28, 2009 A presidential tribute to Senator Kennedy Proclamation 8403 combined a short tribute to Senator Edward M. K …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This is an independent FORTISVEX historical resource, not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: July 24, 2009 Observance and half-staff date: July 27, 2009 Federal Register publication: July 29, 2009 Remembering service in Korea Proclamation 8399 marked the fifty-sixth anniversary of the military armistice signed at Panmunjom on July 27, 1953. President Obama honored Korean War veterans and their famili …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource explains a past presidential proclamation; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: May 22, 2009 Memorial Day observance: May 25, 2009 Half-staff display: until noon Prayer observance: hour beginning at 11 a.m. in each locality National Moment of Remembrance: 3 p.m. local time Federal Register publication: May 27, 2009 Remembrance, responsibility, and the pursu …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This is an independent FORTISVEX historical resource, not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: May 11, 2009 Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15, 2009 Police Week: May 10–16, 2009 Federal Register publication: May 14, 2009 Remembering officers who served their communities Proclamation 8378 honored federal, state, and local peace officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. It paired remembranc …