Category Half-Staff

Both President Trump and Governor Dayton have issued proclamations for the flags to be lowered to half-staff from October 2, 2017 until sunset on October 6th. Both proclamations are listed below: For Immediate Release October 02, 2017 Presidential Proclamation Honoring… Continue Reading →

Governor Dayton Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Observation of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service ST. PAUL – In honor of firefighters who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all… Continue Reading →

Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Police Officer William Mathews Governor Dayton Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Police Officer William Mathews ST. PAUL, MN – In honor and remembrance of Police Officer William Mathews, Governor Mark Dayton… Continue Reading →

Governor Dayton Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Observation of the 16th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks ST. PAUL, MN – In observance of the sixteenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all United States… Continue Reading →

Governor Dayton Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Observation of Tenth Anniversary of I-35W Bridge Collapse ST. PAUL, MN – In honor and remembrance of those who were killed or injured in the Interstate 35W Bridge collapse a decade ago, Governor… Continue Reading →

Flags should be at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017. For a good article to read, go to http://mn.gov/mdva/blog/index.jsp?id=1066-295004

President John F. Kennedy declared the first Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, 1962, as a tribute to peace officers and in honor of peace officers who, through their courageous deeds, lost their lives or became disabled in the… Continue Reading →

Both President Trump and Governor Dayton have issued proclamations to have flags flown at half-staff on Thursday, April 5, 2017 on the day of internment for John Glenn. Astronaut John Glenn will be buried at Arlington Cemetery. The proclamation from… Continue Reading →