Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, March 12, 2020

Half-Staff Alerts for March 12
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​Today's Moment to Remember
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Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for March 12

All Flags across ARKANSAS (AR: on Mar. 11 - TBD): Arkansas' Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities, to half-staff immediately on Wed., Mar. 11 until the date of his interment (TBD), in tribute to the memory of Hot Springs Police Officer Brent William Scrimshire, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Tue., Mar. 10.  GO HERE to see the Arkansas Governor's Flag order.

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All Flags across NORTH CAROLINA (NC: until Mar. 15): NC's Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities immediately, at approximately 1600 EST on Tue., Mar. 10, to half-staff until sunset on Sun., Mar. 15, in honor of Camp Lejeune Marines Gunnery Sergeant Pongo and Captain Navas, who were killed in action during combat operations in Iraq on Sun., Mar. 8.  CLICK HERE to see the NC Gov's Flag order.

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All Flags across Cumberland County, PENNSYLVANIA (PA: Mar. 9 until 14): Cumberland County's officials, assumedly with authority and approval of PA's Governor, ordered all Commonwealth (State) Flags at all state facilities in Cumberland County to half-staff, on Mon., Mar. 9 until Sat., Mar. 14, the date of his interment, to honor Jerome Guise, a Mount Holly Springs firefighter who was killed fighting a fire at a home on Mon., Mar. 9.  CLICK HERE to see the Flag order info.

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Upcoming Half-Staffs

All Flags across PENNSYLVANIA (PA: Mar. 11 and 14): PA's Governor ordered all Commonwealth (State) Flags at all state facilities to half-staff, on Wed., Mar. 11 and again on Sat., Mar. 14, the date of his interment, to honor former Auditor General Donald A. Bailey, who died on Mon., Mar. 9.  CLICK HERE to see the Flag order info.

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