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R 271805Z APR 07 ZUI ASN-A00117000018 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-01// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N05060// ALCOAST 224/07 COMDTNOTE 5060 SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN A. COMDTINST M5000.3(SERIES), USCG REGULATIONS, ART 14-9-2 1. IAW REF A, AND AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL ENSIGN OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON SUNDAY, 29 APR 2007, FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, IN HONOR OF THE DEATH OF AIR INTERDICTION AGENT CLINTON BRADY THRASHER. 2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN, THE FLAG OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE COAST GUARD ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL COAST GUARD BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY. 3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. BT