Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed all state flags be lowered to half-staff today in honor of a veteran Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician from Des Moines who was killed Aug. 16 in Afghanistan.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed all state flags be lowered to half-staff today in honor of a veteran Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician from Des Moines who was killed Aug. 16 in Afghanistan.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff beginning Tuesday, as per President Obama’s proclamation as a mark of respect for the victims of Monday's tragic events in Boston.
Flags at Pierce County facilities will be lowered to half-staff in honor of former Gov. Booth Gardner, who died March 15.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Byers marched on prosthetic lower legs at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday, rejoining a group of soldiers he left in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province seven months ago.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Byers marched on prosthetic lower legs at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday, rejoining a group of soldiers he left in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province months ago.
Gov. Jay Inslee has directed flags at all state agency facilities to half-staff on Friday, March 22, in memory of former Gov. Booth Gardner who died last week at the age of 76 from complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business on Saturday, March 30, or first thing Monday morning, April 1, the governor's office said.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition, the governor's office said.
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