Thursday, June 28, 2018

Why is the Flag at Half Staff?




Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, June 28, 2018, the day of interment, in honor of  Major General (Retired) George W. Keefe, 39th Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard and resident of Holliston, Massachusetts who passed away on June 21, 2018.

These gubernatorial orders apply 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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