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Half-Staff Alert for

Virginia

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015

Flags affected: State Flag only

Reach: Statewide

Proclamation

Governor's Flag Order for the Commonwealth of Virginia

This is to order that the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia is to be flown at half-staff on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in honor of the victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech, their families, and the entire Virginia Tech community.

I hereby order that the flag shall be lowered at sunrise on Thursday, April 16, 2015, and remain at half-staff until sunset.

Ordered on this, the 1st day of April, 2015.
Sincerely,
Terence R. McAuliffe

How to properly fly your flag at half-staff.

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.

What if you can't lower your flag?

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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