President Orders Flags At Half Staff

President Obama declared today proclaimed that flags to be flown at half staff to honor the five servicemen killed five days ago on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.    The proclamation was announced after House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the tribute Tuesday morning at the Capitol. White House Proclamation: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our thoughts and prayers as a Nation are with the service members killed last week in Chattanooga.  We honor their service.  We offer our gratitude to the police officers and first responders who stopped the rampage and saved lives.  We draw strength from yet another American community that has come together with an unmistakable…

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