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GOVERNOR CUOMO DIRECTS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
Please be advised that Flags must be flown at half-staff on the fifteenth day of May, Peace Officer Memorial Day.
Effective: Beginning of Business, Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Return to Full Staff: Sunset, Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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THE FLAG HAS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF:
May 10, 2013
in honor of a Meridian soldier who died in Maiwand, Afghanistan
on May 4, 2013.
May 10, 2013
in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, from Meridian, NY
who died during combat operations in Maiwand, Afghanistan
on May 4, 2013.
May 9, 2013
in honor of
Marine Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian, who died in
Farah Province, Afghanistan on May 4, 2013 during combat operations.
April 30, 2013
In honor of
two Fort Drum soldiers
who died in Pul-E- Alam, Afghanistan on April 23.
Captain Aaron Blanchard, of Selah, WA and 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess, of Fairfax, VA
April 17, 2013
In honor of the
victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in Boston, MA.
April 16, 2013 through May 16, 2013
In honor of Carol Porter, a Hampton Bays Cafeteria Staff Member who died on
April 16, 2013. The Elementary School flag will fly at half-mast.
December 21, 2012
In honor of Sgt. 1st Class Soldier Kevin E. Lipari, who died
December 14 in Logar Province, Afghanistan
December 20, 2012
In honor of a Rochester soldier who died December 13
of wounds suffered in Afghanistan on December 9.
December 14, 2012 - December 18, 2012
In deference to the tragic school shooting at
Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.
December 10, 2012
In honor of Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Denier, who died in the
Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2012.
December 7, 2012
In remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7th, 1941.
November 7, 2012
In honor of Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz, Specialist Ryan P. Jayne, and Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, all New Yorkers who died of wounds sustained while serving in the United States Army Reserve in the Paktiya Province, Afghanistan on November 3, 2012.
November 6, 2012
In honor of Cpl. Alex F. Domion, a New Yorker Marine who died in
the Helmand Province, Afghanistan on October 31, 2012.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
In honor of Sgt. 1st Class Daniel T. Metcalfe, a New Yorker who died in
service to his country in Sayyid Abad, Afghanistan on September 29, 2012.
Monday, September 10 through Friday, September 14, 2012
In honor of George Raynor, a Hampton Bays custodian who died on September 8, 2012.
Friday, September 7, 2012
In honor of Spec. Kyle R. Rookey, who died in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on September 2, 2012.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
In honor of Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley who died in the
Helmand Province, Afghanistan on August 10, 2012.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
In honor of Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, who died in Sarkowi, Afghanistan on August 8, 2012.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
In honor of Pvt. 1st Class Theodore M. Glende,
who died in Logar Province, Afghanistan on July 27, 2012.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
In honor of Sgt. Jose J. Reyes and Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez who
died in the Ghazni City, Afghanistan on July 18, 2012.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In honor of Maj. Paul C. Voelke, who died in Mazar E. Sharif, Afghanistan on June 22, 2012.
Monday, June 4, 2012 through Friday, June 8, 2012
In honor of Heather Fitzgerald, a Middle School Classroom Aide, who died on June 2, 2012.