WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- President Obama ordered U.S. flags lowered to half-staff Tuesday to honor former House Speaker Tom Foley, who died this month.
In his proclamation Monday, the president said flags at the White House, all public buildings and grounds in the United States and its territories, military and naval facilities, embassies and other U.S. facilities abroad are to be lowered "as a mark of respect for the memory of" Foley.
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