Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§127 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

July 27 each year until 2003 is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. The President is asked annually to call for observances and for U.S. flags to be flown at half‑staff that day to honor those who died in Korea.

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Title 36, §127

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)July 27 of each year until 2003 is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
(b)The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on—
(1)the people of the United States to observe National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2)all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff on July 27 of each year until 2003 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service in Korea.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 127(a)36:169m (words before “and the President”).July 27, 1995, Pub. L. 104–19, title II, § 2005, 109 Stat. 247. 127(b)36:169m (words after “Armistice Day’ ”). In subsection (b)(2), the words “departments, agencies, and instrumentalities” are substituted for “departments and agencies of the United States” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 127

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73