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Governor Carney Orders U.S. and Delaware Flags to Half-Staff

Flag Status | Office of Management and Budget | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021


Illustrative American and Delaware State Flags at Half Staff to represent Flag Status

In observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, a time to honor the patriots who perished, commemorate the valor of all those who defended our Nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought a better future for our world, Governor Carney in conjunction with President Biden, has ordered both the American and Delaware flags be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 until sunset.

Also in conjunction with President Biden, Governor Carney has ordered both the American and Delaware flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Thursday, December 9, 2021 as a mark of respect for the passing of former U.S. Senator Robert Joseph Dole, whom President Biden described as “a statesman like few in our history and a war hero among the greatest of the Greatest Generation.”

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Governor Carney Orders U.S. and Delaware Flags to Half-Staff

Flag Status | Office of Management and Budget | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021


Illustrative American and Delaware State Flags at Half Staff to represent Flag Status

In observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, a time to honor the patriots who perished, commemorate the valor of all those who defended our Nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought a better future for our world, Governor Carney in conjunction with President Biden, has ordered both the American and Delaware flags be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 until sunset.

Also in conjunction with President Biden, Governor Carney has ordered both the American and Delaware flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Thursday, December 9, 2021 as a mark of respect for the passing of former U.S. Senator Robert Joseph Dole, whom President Biden described as “a statesman like few in our history and a war hero among the greatest of the Greatest Generation.”

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