American Flags and Washington State Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, January 5th in the state of Washington in honor of US Army Specialist Mikayla Bragg.
According to the office of the governor:
US Army Specialist Mikayla A. Bragg died in the line of duty December 21 in Afghanistan.
American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, January 4th in the Commonwealth of Virginia in honor of James R. Dobyns.
According to the office of the governor:
Former State Delegate, James Robert Dobyns served in the military during World War II, and in the 1980’s he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served for seven years, holding membership on the Education, Roads, Mining, Agriculture and Finance Committees.
American Flags and Illinois Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, January 3rd through Thursday, January 5th in the state of Illinois in honor of Officer Clifton Lewis of the Chicago Police Department.
American Flags and Nebraska Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, December 30th in honor of State Senator Dennis Utter.
According to the office of the governor:
Flags are to be flown at half-staff in Hastings, at the Nebraska State Capitol and at the Governor’s residence.
Maryland Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, December 29th in honor of Sergeant Michael Boehm.
According to the office of the governor:
Sergeant Boehm was a member of the US Park Police who died December 16th in the line of duty.
American Flags and Massachusetts Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, December 30th in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in honor of James Rice.
According to the office of the governor:
Mr. Rice was a firefighter with the Peabody Fire Department who died in the line of duty on Friday, December 23rd.
American Flags and West Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, December 27th in the state of West Virginia in honor of Air National Guardsman Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lakin.
According to the office of the governor:
Lakin was commissioned as an officer in the Unites States Marine Corps. He left active duty and later joined the 130th West Virginia Air National Guard and spent over a year flying combat missions into Iraq and Afghanistan, performing challenging low-level flying into some of the world’s most dangerous airports.
As a member and flight instructor of the State Division of Aviation, Lakin piloted the State’s King Air 350 and Cessna Grand Caravan airplanes. At the time of his death, Lakin was on military leave from the State due to his active duty status with the National Guard, serving in Iraq. Lakin was tragically killed while performing stunt aerial maneuvers during a recertification skills test.
American Flags and Montana Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, December 19th in the state of Montana in honor of Blaine County Undersheriff Patrick A. Pyette who died in the line of duty.
Pennsylvania Flags to fly at half-staff beginning today, December 19th at the Capitol Complex and throughout Washington County in honor of East Washington Police Officer John “David” Dryer.
According to the office of the governor:
Officer Dryer was shot and killed last night. Flags will remain at half-staff until the date of his burial.
American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, December 17th at the Capitol Complex in Virginia and in the County of New Kent in honor of US Army Specialist Ryan M. Lumley.