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Date: Immediately - Date of interment (TBA)

Flags affected: USA & Massachusetts Flags

Reach: Statewide

--------------Proclamation--------------

Please be advised that Governor Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered immediately to half-staff at all state buildings until sunset on the date of interment in honor of former United States Senator Edward W. Brooke who died on January 3, 2015.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls

2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings

3. All state military installations

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How to fly your flag at Half Staff
What sort of flag pole are you using?

When raising the flag to half staff on a vertical pole, always raise it briskly to the top of the flagpole for a moment before lowering it. When taking it down for the night, raise it to the top of the flagpole again & lower it to the bottom.

With a telescoping flag pole it is acceptable to put the USA flag on the second set of rings instead of the top set. In this case the top set would be left empty.

When the United States flag is flown at half-staff, State & other flags should be removed or flown at half-staff too.

For flags that can't be lowered, such as those on many homes, the American Legion says that attaching a black ribbon or streamer to the top of the flag is an acceptable alternative. The ribbon should be the same width as a stripe on the flag and the same length as the flag.

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