All Star Flags Half-Mast Flags | All Star Flags - Part 25

West Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, May 4th in honor of form West Virginia Senator Lafe Ward.

According to the office of the governor:
Ward was elected to the West Virginia Senate in 1970, 1974, and 1978. He represented West Virginia’s Sixth Senatorial District, which, at the time, was comprised of Mingo, McDowell and Wayne counties. Ward served as Senate Majority Leader for the 61st, 62nd, 63rd and 64th Legislatures of West Virginia. During his tenure, he served on the Senate Committees on Banking and Insurance; Education; Energy; Industry and Mining; Finance; Military; and Transportation. Ward, an attorney, also served as Williamson City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney of Mingo County.
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American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, May 4th at the Capitol complex in Virginia in honor of US Army First Lieutenant Robert Hess.

Flags are also authorized for display at half-staff in the County of Arlington, County of Fairfax, the City of Fairfax and in any other locality as deemed appropriate.
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American Flags and Iowa Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, May 3rd in honor of Donald McGrane.

According to the office of the governor:
Donald McGrane was a Vietnam War Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician who had been MIA since July 19, 1967. His remains were recently identified by the DoD and he is set to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Maryland state flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, May 2nd through the day of interment in honor of Firefighter Gene Kirchner. Kirchner was a seven year veteran of the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company who died as a result of injuries suffered in the line of duty.
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American Flags and Washington State Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, May 4th in honor of US Army Captain Aaron Blanchard who died of wounds suffered from enemy fire in while serving in Afghanistan.
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American Flags and Kansas Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, May 3rd in honor of the Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day.

According to the office of the governor:
The 31st Annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will be held on Friday at noon on the south steps of the capitol grounds. Since last year, Kansas has lost two law enforcement officers in the line of duty. On December 16, 2012, Topeka Police Cpl. David Gogian and Officer Jeff Atherly were fatally shot after they responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in a grocery store parking lot.

Cpl. Gogian and Officer Atherly’s names join the names of 267 law enforcement officers already listed on the Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial located on the northeast corner of the capitol grounds.
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American Flags and North Dakota Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, April 30th through Thursday, May 2nd in honor of former ND Governor William Guy.
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American Flags and New York Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, April 30th in the state of New York in honor of US Army Captain Aaron Blanchard and 1st Lt. Robert Hess.

US Army Captain Blanchard and 1st Lt. Hess died of wounds suffered from enemy fire in Afghanistan. Both men were assigned to 2nd Aviation Battalion of the 10th Mountain Division’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.
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American Flags and Illinois Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, April 29th through Wednesday, May 1st in honor of Kevin Sanders of the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department.
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American Flags and New Hampshire Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, April 24th in New Hampshire in honor of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier. Collier was shot and killed last week by the Boston Marathon bombings suspects.
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