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Woodrow Wilson: “I hereby direct that on Sunday, November 14, 1920, the flag of the United States be displayed at half-mast at all…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1920
I hereby direct that on Sunday, November 14, 1920, the flag of the United States be displayed at half-mast at all military posts, naval stations, on vessels, and on buildings of the United States, as a token of the Nation's participation in the memorial services held for the heroic American soldiers, sailors, marines and others who gave their lives to their country in the World War.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 3336—Ordering Flags at Half-Mast in Memory of American Dead in World War

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