American Flags and Maine State Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, February 28th in honor of retired General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Interment services have been scheduled for this date at the US Military Academy at West Point.
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Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, February 27th at the Capitol complex in Virginia in honor of Former State Delegate Clifton “Chip” A. Woodrum.
Flags are also authorized for display at half-staff in the County of Roanoke, the City of Roanoke and in any other locality as deemed appropriate.
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Arizona State Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, February 26th in honor of US Marine Staff Sergeant Jonathan Davis.
According to the office of the governor:
Staff Sgt. Davis died February 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 32nd Georgian Liaison Team, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
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UPDATE: Arizona State Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, March 2nd in honor of US Marine Staff Sergeant Jonathan Davis for his interment.
Maryland State Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, February 26th in Maryland in honor of Former Delegate Charles Stokes Kolodziejski. Delegate Kolodziejski represented District 31 in Anne Arundel County from 1983 through 1994.
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American Flags and Hawaii State Flags to fly at half-staff Sunday, February 24th in Hawaii in honor of former state Rep. Helene Eleanor Hale.
According to the office of the governor:
Hale was elected to the state House of Representatives in 2000, serving for three terms. As chairwoman of the House Committee on International Affairs, she championed a more proactive global role for Hawaii. Hale was a key advocate of House resolutions in 2003 that expressed reservations about going to war in Iraq without United Nations backing and invoked the aloha spirit in urging negotiations.
Born in Minnesota, Hale worked as a teacher before moving to Hawaii Island in 1947, continuing as an educator for a time at Konawaena Intermediate School. She went on to become the first African-American elected to office in Hawaii and first woman to hold an executive position in local government since Queen Liliuokalani. Hale was elected to Hawaii County’s Board of Supervisors in 1954 and chairman and chief executive officer (the equivalent of mayor) in 1962, helped to establish the Merrie Monarch Festival, and served on the Hawaii County Council from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1994.
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American Flags and Minnesota Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, February 22nd in the State of Minnesota in honor of Saint Paul Police Officer Josh Lynaugh. Officer Lynaugh died from complications of a heart attack that occurred in the line of duty.
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American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, February 21st at the Capitol complex in Virginia in honor of South Boston Mayor Carroll Thackston. Thackston was a retired US Army Major General and former Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard.
Flags are also authorized for display at half-staff in the City of South Boston and in any other locality as deemed appropriate.
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American Flags and Massachusetts Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, February 19th in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in honor of US Army National Guard LTC Michael Greene.
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Kentucky flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, February 14th in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in honor of Bremer Alexander Ehrler.
According to the office of the governor:
Bremer Alexander Ehrler held many roles during his decades of service in Jefferson County and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He worked for the United States Post Office for 37 years, serving as Kentuckiana’s District Manager/Postmaster and the President of the National Association of Postmasters. He then went on to serve as Jefferson County Clerk, Jefferson County Judge-Executive and was elected as Kentucky’s Secretary of State in 1988. Ehrler also served as Jefferson County Sherriff and was a retired Lieutentant Colonel in the Army.
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American Flags and Maine Flags to fly at half-staff in Augusta, Fryeburg and Vassalboro Monday, February 11th in honor of Maine Game Warden Major Gregory Sanborn.
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