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 from sunrise until sunset at all state buildings on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the day of interment, in honor of United States Army Specialist Huguens Pierre, of Worcester, MA, who passed away on February 5, 2022.

Specialist Pierre, US Army, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1BCT, Fort Campbell, KY, will be laid to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts on this date.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls

2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings

3. All state military installations