Proc. 7362 Title 3--The President Proclamation 7362 of October 12, 2000 Death of American Servicemembers Aboard the United States Ship Cole By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for those who died on the United States Ship COLE, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the fia\365 of the United States shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildin\365s and \365rounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throu\365hout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sun- sot, Monday, October 16, 2000. I also direct that the fia\365 shall be flown at half-staff for the same ]on\365th of time at all United States embassies, ]o\365a- tiens, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, includin\365 all military fa- cilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sot my hand this twelfth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Proclamation 7363 of October 12, 2000 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On October 12, 1900, the United States Navy commissioned its first sub- marine, the U.S.S. Holland. Few people realized that this vessel would be the first in a long line of innovative and technically sophisticated ships that would launch a new era in our national defense. Although early-20th century submarines were small, cramped, and some- what limited in use, a few visionary American naval leaders recognized their great potential as both offensive and defensive weapons. By the end of World War I, American submarines were patrolling our Nation's coasts and supporting Allied efforts to keep the sea lanes open along the Euro- pean coast and around the British Isles. In the 1930s, thanks to the deter- mination of submarine force leaders and notable improvements by ship de- signers and builders, U.S. submarines evolved into a powerful offensive force, equipped with enough fuel, food, and weapons to sustain long-range, independent, open-sea patrols. In 1941, when Imperial Japanese forces destroyed much of the U.S. battle fleet in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy Submarine Force stepped into the breach and played a pivotal role in winning the war in the Pacific. With submerged attacks during daylight hours and surface at- 182
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