2005; Jan-Feb

              iate of Utah
JON M. HUNTSMAN. JR.
Governor
GARY R. HKRBKRT
Ueulenonl Governor
Office of the Governor
TAMMY KIKUCHI
Direi tor of ('ommunU •alioiis
News Release
Office of the Governor
Contact: Tammy Kikuchi
(801) 918-1290 (mobile)
tkikuchi(S),utah.gov
For Immediate Release
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Lowering of Flags
SALT LAKE CITY - January 3, 2005 - Under the direction of the President of
the United States (see proclamation below) Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. has
authorized the lowering of the American and Utah Flags to be flown at half-staff at all
State of Utah facilities during the week of January 3, through January 7,2005.
Governor Huntsman is deeply saddened by the tragedies in those areas resulting
from the tsunamis in the Indian Ocean.
"Flags to be Flown at Half Staff to Honor Tsunami and Earthquake Victims
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for the victims of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and the resulting
Tsunamis, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of
the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff
at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and
naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions from
Monday, January 3, 2005, until Friday, January 7, 2005. I also direct that the flag shall
be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations,
consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval
vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of January, in the
year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of the United States of
America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.
O
GEORGE W. BUSH"
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