All Star Flags February, 2014 | All Star Flags - Part 3

American Flags and Hawaii Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, February 7th in Hawaii in honor of US Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli. CWO2 Balli was killed during an insurgent attach in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2d Cavalry Regiment. CWO2 Balli’s awards include: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals and Combat Action Badge.
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American Flags and Washington State Flags to fly at half-staff Sunday, February 9th in honor of US Air Force Captain Christopher Stover. Captain Stover died when the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter he was piloting crashed while performing training missions. He was currently deployed in England and had previously done tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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American Flags and Utah Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, February 4th in the State of Utah in honor of Cory Wride. Wride was a Sergeant with the Utah County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Wride was killed in the line of duty when he was shot during what started as a routine traffic stop to assist a truck parked on the side of the road. Sgt. Wride was a 19 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department.
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American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, February 5th at the Capitol complex in Virginia in honor of Percy Lee House III. House was a Deputy Sheriff with the Greensville County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy House was killed in an auto accident in the line of duty. Deputy House failed to arrive at a call he was responding to and authorities began a search for him. His car was eventually located and was submerged in a creek.

Flags are also authorized for display at half-staff in the County of Greensville and in any other locality as deemed appropriate.
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Visit our Flag Facts page to see our newest article about The History Behind Nautical Flags.

Nautical flags were originally used for communications among comrades during military entanglements. What started as a limited communication system evolved over centuries into a comprehensive, internationally-recognized signaling system functional for military and non-military purposes. Recreational vessels also use nautical flags as well as code signal flags to identify themselves and to communicate with other ships.

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