Both President Trump and Governor Dayton have issued proclamations to have flags flown at half-staff on Thursday, April 5, 2017 on the day of internment for John Glenn. Astronaut John Glenn will be buried at Arlington Cemetery.
The proclamation from President Trump reads as follows:
A Proclamation by President Donald J. Trump Honoring the Memory of John Glenn
HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN GLENN
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half staff at the White House and upon 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 until sunset on such day. 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 fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP