Flags to fly at half staff

Friday, 06 November 2009 13:33

Gov. M. Jodi Rell today ordered U.S. and state of Connecticut flags flown at half-staff until sundown on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in memory of the victims of Thursday’s shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.

The order follows an announcement by President Obama that U.S. flags are to be flown at half-staff for the same period.

“Our state and our nation grieve with those who have lost loved ones at Fort Hood,” Ms. Rell said. “Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the victims’ families.  This was a brutal crime that this nation will not forget.”

As a matter of protocol, state flags are always lowered when the national flag is flown at half-staff.