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On the recordApril 15, 2010
I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on this day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of terrorism.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8501—National Day of Service and Remembrance for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism

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