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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 14, 2019

November 14, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan on Thursday, November 14, 2019 to honor the service of Sergeant Walter Tobin, …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 12, 2019

November 12, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Michigan, to be lowered to half-staff on …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 11, 2019

November 11, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - South Dakota

Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Monday, November 11, 2019, to honor the life of Gene Abdallah, a former l …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 11, 2019

November 11, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States

"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be,what you can be, what you will be." - Douglas MacArthurPresidential Proclamation on Veterans Day, 2019On Novem …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 10, 2019

November 10, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Wisconsin

Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 09, 2019

November 9, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Alabama

From Governor Ivey:I am directing flags be flown at half-staff to honor the memory and longstanding service of Alabama Board of Education member Ella Bell, who passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019.Let …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 09, 2019

November 9, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Wisconsin

Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 09, 2019

November 9, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Massachusetts

Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state building …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 08, 2019

November 8, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Arizona

Governor Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 for the Celebration of Life ceremony for Maricopa County Sheriff's …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 05, 2019

November 5, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - New York

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today ordered flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, November 5, in honor of former Getzville Fire Company Chief and President Irving Isenbe …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 05, 2019

November 5, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Arizona

Governor Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset today Tuesday, November 5, 2019, to honor the life of Navajo Police Sergeant Lamar Martin …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 04, 2019

November 4-10, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Michigan, to be lowered to half-staff fro …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 04, 2019

November 4, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Arizona

Governor Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, November 4, 2019 for the final interment of Private First Class Antonio Garcia o …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 04, 2019

November 4, 2020 - Half-Staff Alert - New Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy today ordered that the U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on Monday, November 4, 2019, in recognition of the passing of U.S. Re …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 02, 2019

November 2, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - New York

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed flags on all State government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Saturday, November 2, in honor of World War II U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Thomas J.E. Crot …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 02, 2019

November 2, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - West Virginia

WHEREAS, Robert E. "Bob" Holroyd was born on the fifteenth day of September, Nineteen Hundred Thirty-nine, in Princeton, West Virginia, the son of Frank Jackson and Virginia Lazenby Holroyd; andWHEREA …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 01, 2019

November 1, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Illinois

The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff as a …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Nov 01, 2019

November 1, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags at half-staff to honor former U.S. Rep. Lou Frey, who died earlier this month at the age of 85.The Governor directed the U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 31, 2019

October 31, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Georgia

Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 31, 2019

October 31, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Arizona

Governor Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, October 31, 2019 to honor the life of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Detenti …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 29, 2019

October 29-November 28, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Virginia

Governor Northam:“I am deeply sorry to hear of the passing of Governor Gerald Baliles.“As the 65th Governor of Virginia, he understood and valued the role government can play in improving citizens’ li …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 29, 2019

October 29, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Arkansas

Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 28, 2019

October 28-29, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - North Carolina

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state buildings, facilities and grounds to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Tuesday, October 29, in …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 28, 2019

October 28-November 1, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Idaho

Twin Falls Mayor Shawn Barigar, with the permission of Governor Brad Little, ordered all United States and Idaho state flags at public facilities in Twin Falls to be flown at half-staff from sunrise o …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 27, 2019

October 27, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Pennsylvania

Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed a proclamation declaring Sunday, October 27, 2019, a day of remembrance and ordered state flags to half-staff on the one-year mark of an anti-Semitic attack on the Dor …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 26, 2019

October 26, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - North Carolina

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 26 in honor of US Marine Privat …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 25, 2019

October 25, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Montana

From Governor Bullock:"I hereby order all flags flown in the state of Montana to be flown at half-staff on Friday, October 25th, 2019 to honor Gallatin County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Allmendinger, who l …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 24, 2019

October 24-25, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Thursday, October 24th to sunset on Friday, October 25th in honor and remembrance of Jo Ann Zimmerman, Iowa's fi …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 24, 2019

October 24, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Washington

Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Christian Johnson, Assistant Fire Chief for Okanogan County Fire District #3, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 23, 2019

October 23-26, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - California

Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the death of El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael:“Jennifer and I were terribly saddened to learn that Deputy Ishmael wa …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 22, 2019

October 22-25, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - New Jersey

WHEREAS, United States Representative Elijah Eugene Cummings was born a son of sharecroppers on January 18, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, and received his high school diploma from Baltimore City Colle …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 22, 2019

October 22, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Ohio

Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 22, 2019

October 22, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Arizona

Governor Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 to honor Private First Class Antonio Garcia of Peoria, Arizona …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 21, 2019

October 21, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - New Jersey

WHEREAS, Speaker Bill Hamilton was born William J. Hamilton, Jr., in New Brunswick in 1932; andWHEREAS, Speaker Hamilton would live and work for most of his life in Middlesex County; andWHEREAS, Speak …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 21, 2019

October 21-22, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Arkansas

Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed that the state flag of Arkansas fly at half-staff beginning at sunrise, Monday, October 21, 2019, to sunset, Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in tribute to the memory of …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 20, 2019

October 20, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Virginia

Governor’s Flag Order for the State Capitol in RichmondThis is to order that the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia is to be flown at half-staff over the state Capitol in respect and memory of forme …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 19, 2019

October 19, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - South Dakota- State Capitol

Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Saturday, October 19, 2019, to honor the life of Joyce Hodges, a former l …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 18, 2019

October 18, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - North Carolina

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, October 18, in honor of US Army Pvt. Andr …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 18, 2019

October 18, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Indiana

Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff for Indiana State Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan.Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the da …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 18, 2019

October 18, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Michigan, to be lowered to half-staff imm …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 17, 2019

October 17, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Indiana - National Guard Facilities

Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing Adjutant General Dale Lyles to order flags to half-staff at all Indiana National Guard facilities to honor former Adjutant General George Buskirk.Flags should be …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 17, 2019

October 17, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Maryland

This is to advise that Governor Larry Hogan ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset, tomorrow, Friday, October 18, 2019. Title 4 of the United States Co …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 17, 2019

October 17-18, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States

As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative Elijah E. Cummings, of Maryland, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 16, 2019

October 16, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis today ordered the United States and Colorado flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, to honor former Color …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 13, 2019

October 13, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout the state on Sunday, October 13, 2019 to honor the service of Sgt. David Alexander Feriend, which c …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 13, 2019

October 13 & 18, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Hawaii

At the request of Mayor Michael Victorino, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state offices …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 11, 2019

October 11, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - New York

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff tomorrow, October 11, in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Francis S. Currey, a Selki …

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Posted by Half Staff Alerts Staff on Oct 08, 2019

October 8, 2019 - Half-Staff Alert - Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 to honor the service of Army Staff Sgt. Kelly Richards, which will coincide with h …

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