Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§127 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 127
Summary
July 27 of each year until 2003 is set aside as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. The President is asked each year to call for ceremonies and to urge all parts of the U.S. government, organizations, and people to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff on that day to honor those who died because of their service in Korea.
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Title 36, §127
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Designation.—
July 27 of each year until 2003 is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
(b)Proclamation.—
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 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110