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Half-Staff Alert for

Oklahoma

Date: 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 17, to 8:00 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2015

Flags affected: USA & State Flags

Reach: Statewide

Proclamation

I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, hereby direct that appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, to 8:00 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2015, in memory of those killed and injured in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.

Twenty years after the Murrah Bombing, we remember the 168 lives lost and the hundreds injured on that terrible day. We offer our prayers and condolences to the families they left behind.

We also pledge our commitment to honoring and reviving the sense of community spirit that became known and the "Oklahoma Standard" in the days and weeks after April 19, 1995. The attack that was meant to weaken our community instead brought Oklahomans of all races, religions and walks of life together. The community bonds, selflessness and generosity shown during those days helped us to heal and left an indelible imprint on our state and its people. We choose to remember that spirit and commit ourselves to maintaining the Oklahoma Standard on this anniversary.

This Executive Order shall be forwarded to the Department of Capital Assets Management, who shall cause the provisions of this Order to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of State government.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 13th day of April, 2015.

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

MARY FALLIN

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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