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Flag Lowering Proclamation Capitol with Flag early morning

• EXECUTIVE ORDER No.2006 - 10
DISPLAYING THE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD

• Proclamation No. 2003-4 PDF icon
In Proclamation No. 2003-4, signed by Governor Granholm, U.S. flags are ordered lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan and to half-mast on Michigan waters whenever one of Michigan's own is killed in the line of duty.

• US CODE - 4 USC Sec. 7
FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES


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Flags Flown at Half-Staff

• Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Staff Sgt. Timothy A. David of Gladwin

• Monday, January 5, 2009
Army Staff Sergeant Christopher G. Smith, of Grand Rapids

• Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Army Specialist Stephen M. Okray, of St. Clair Shores

• September 29, 2008
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason R. Freiwald of Armada

• September 22, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez of Weidman

• September 19, 2008
Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum of Flushing

• September 15, 2008
Army Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas

• August 29, 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers of Sturgis

• July 22, 2008
Army Specialist Byron J. Fouty of Waterford

• July 18, 2008
Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven J. Chevalier of Flint

• July 8, 2008
Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton of Livonia

• June 26, 2008
Navy Petty Officer First Class Ross L. Toles III of Davison

• May 26, 2008
Memorial Day

• May 2, 2008
Army Private First Class John Bishop of Gaylord

• March 28, 2008
Army Private First Class Antione V. Robinson of Detroit

• January 4, 2008
Army Sergeant Peter C. Neesley, Grosse Pointe Farms

• December 7, 2007
Remembering Pearl Harbor

• November 30, 2007
Army Private First Class Casey P. Mason

• November 29, 2007
Marine Sergeant Phillip A. Bocks of Troy

• November 28, 2007
Army Corporal Jason T. Lee of Fruitport

• November 19, 2007
Army Private First Class Joseph M. Lancour of Swartz Creek

• October 26, 2007
Army Staff Sergeant Donald L. Munn II of St. Clair Shores

• October 4, 2007
Army Sergeant 1st Class Matthew D. Blaskowski of Levering

• September 26, 2007
Army Specialist Todd A. Motley of Clare

• September 7, 2007
Army Sergeant First Class Daniel E. Scheibner of Muskegon

• September 5, 2007
Army Sergeant James S. Collins Jr. of Rochester Hills

• August 27, 2007
Army 1st Lieutenant Jonathan W. Edds of White Pigeon

• August 24, 2007
Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson of Grandville

• August 21, 2007
Army Private First Class Jordan E. Goode of Kalamazoo

• August 10, 2007
Army Private First Class Charles T. Heinlein Jr. of Hemlock

• July 24, 2007
Army Sergeant Allen A. Greka of Alpena

• July 23, 2007
Army Private First Class Christopher D. Kube of Sterling Heights

• July 13, 2007
Private First Class Joseph A. Miracle of Ortonville

• June 19, 2007
Army National Guard Sergeant Matthew Soper of Jackson

• June 15, 2007
Army Specialist Shawn D. Gajdos of Grand Rapids

• June 4, 2007
Army Private First Class Casey P. Zylman of Coleman

• May 28, 2007
"...to honor those who have died in service to the United States, making the ultimate sacrifice to defend this nation's freedom."

• May 29, 2007
Army Sergeant Justin D. Wisniewski of Standish

• May 25, 2007
Army Private First Class Daniel W. Courneya of Nashville

• May 24, 2007
Army National Guard Sergeant Thomas G. Wright of Holly

• May 15, 2007
Peace Officers Memorial Day

• May 4, 2007
Army Private First Class Garrett C. Knoll of Bad Axe

• April 18, 2007
Army Sergeant Todd A. Singleton of Muskegon

• April 17, 2007
Army Specialist Levi K. Hoover of Midland

• April 13, 2007
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph C. Schwedler of Crystal Falls

• March 27, 2007
Private First Class William N. Davis of Grand Rapids

• March 26, 2007
Army Specialist James L. Arnold of Mattawan

• March 12, 2007
Marine Private First Class Bufford K. Van Slyke of Bay City

• March 1, 2007
Army Private First Class Justin T. Paton of Alanson

• February 28, 2007
Marine Private First Class Brett A. Witteveen of Shelby

• February 16, 2007
Marine Private First Class Tarryl B. Hill of Shelby Township

• February 5, 2007
Army Specialist Brandon L. Stout of Grand Rapids

• February 2, 2007
Marine Corporal Mark D. Kidd of Milford

• January 30, 2007
Lance Corporal Luis J. Castillo of Lawton

• January 13, 2007
Marine Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson of Vassar

• January 12, 2007
Army Sergeant Christopher P. Messer of Petersburg

• January 11, 2007
Marine Corporal Nicholas A. Miller of Silverwood

• January 10, 2007
Army Private First Class Alan R. Blohm of Kawkawlin

• January 9, 2007
Army National Guard Specialist Wilson A. Algrim of Howell

• January 8, 2007
Marine Lance Corporal Ryan J. Burgess of Sanford

• January 7, 2007
Army Sergeant Curtis L. Norris of Dansville

• January 6, 2007
Army Private First Class Andrew H. Nelson of Saint Johns

• January 5, 2007
Army National Guard Specialist Bobby Mejia II of Saginaw

• January 4, 2007
Army National Guard Specialist Chad J. Vollmer of Grand Rapids

• December 29, 2006
Army Specialist Andrew P. Daul of Brighton

• December 19, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Brent E. Beeler of Jackson

• December 15, 2006
Marine Major Joseph T. McCloud of Grosse Pointe Park

• December 7, 2006
Remembering Pearl Harbor

• December 5, 2006
Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class James D. Priestap of Hardwood

• December 1, 2006
Army National Guard Specialist Bradley N. Shilling of Stanwood

• November 22, 2006
Army Staff Sergeant William S. Jackson, II of Saginaw

• November 21, 2006
Marine Sergeant Bryan K. Burgess of Garden City

• November 20, 2006
Army Staff Sergeant Gregory W.G. McCoy of Webberville

• November 16, 2006
Marine Corporal Gary A. Koehler of Ypsilanti

• November 15, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Minhee "Andy" Kim of Ann Arbor

• November 14, 2006
Army Major Douglas E. Sloan of Charlevoix

• November 9, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Troy D. Nealey of Eaton Rapids

• November 2, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas J. Manoukian of Lathrup Village

• November 1, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Clifford R. Collinsworth of Chelsea

• October 10, 2006
Marine Captain Justin D. Peterson of Davisburg

• September 22, 2006
Army Sergeant Jeremy E. DePottey of Ironwood

• September 15, 2006
Army Sergeant Gabriel G. DeRoo of Paw Paw

• September 14, 2006
Army Sergeant Ralph N. Porras of Merrill

• September 13, 2006
Army Staff Sergeant H.E. Alex of Bay City

• September 11, 2006
In remembrance of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001

• September 7, 2006
Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga of Alpena

• August 29, 2006
Army Private Joseph R. Blake of Livonia

• August 22, 2006
Army 1st Sergeant Aaron D. Jagger, of Hillsdale

• August 3, 2006
Army Specialist Dennis K. Samson, Jr. of Hesperia

• August 1, 2006
Army Staff Sergeant Michael Dickinson II of Battle Creek

• July 26, 2006
Army Sergeant Al'kaila T. Floyd of Grand Rapids

• July 25, 2006
Army Staff Sergeant Duane Dreasky of Novi

• July 19, 2006
Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks of Rapid River

• July 7, 2006
Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond J. Plouhar of Lake Orion

• June 30, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Brandon J. Webb of Swartz Creek

• June 12, 2006
Army Corporal Alexander J. Kolasa of White Lake

• June 9, 2006
Army Specialist Brock L. Bucklin of Caledonia

• June 1, 2006
Army Sergeant 1st Class Richard J. Herrema of Hudsonville

• May 29, 2006
"...to honor those who have died in service to the United States, making the ultimate sacrifice to defend this nation's freedom."

• May 15, 2006
Peace Officers Memorial Day

• May 5, 2006
Army Sergeant Matthew A. Webber of Kalamazoo

• April 21, 2006
Army Spc. Andrew K. Waits of Waterford

• March 27, 2006
Army Corporal Nyle Yates III of Lake Odessa

• March 13, 2006
Army National Guard Sergeant Joshua V. Youmans of Flushing

• March 7, 2006
Army Private First Class Allan A. Morr of Byron

• March 6, 2006
Army Staff Sargeant Curtis T. Howard II of Ann Arbor

• February 17, 2006
Marine Corporal Ross A. Smith of Wyoming

• February 15, 2006
Army Corporal Walter B. Howard II of Rochester

• January 17, 2006
Marine Lance Corporal Jason T. Little of Climax

• January 9, 2006
Army Specialist Dane O. Carver of Freeport

• January 6, 2006
Army Specialist Anthony O. Cardinal of Muskegon

• December 22, 2005
Marine Corporal David W. Smith of Garden City

• December 16, 2005
Sgt. Spencer C. Akers of Traverse City

• December 13, 2005
Marine Lance Corporal David A. Huhn of Portland

• December 12, 2005
Marine Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson of Union City

• December 7, 2005
Remembering Pearl Harbor

• December 2, 2005
Private First Class John Wilson Dearing of Hazel Park

• December 1, 2005
Army Master Sergeant Anthony R. Yost of Flint

• November 21, 2005
Army First Lieutenant Justin S. Smith of Lansing

• November 14, 2005
Army Specialist Timothy D. Brown of Cedar Springs

• November 10, 2005
Marine Sergeant Michael P. Hodshire of North Adams

• November 9, 2005
Marine Major Gerald M. Bloomfield of Ypsilanti

• November 4, 2005
Army Staff Sergeant Lewis J. Gentry of Detroit

• November 3, 2005
Army Staff Sergeant Vincent E. Summers of South Haven

• October 31 - November 2, 2005
Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks

• October 28, 2005
Army Private First Class Nicholas J. Greer of Monroe

• October 17, 2005
Marine Corporal Nicholas O. Cherava of Ontonagon

• September 12, 2005
Army Captain Lowell T. Miller II, of Flint

• September 20, 2005 PDF icon
Honoring the Memory of the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

• September 8, 2005
Army Major Gregory Fester, of Ada

• August 30, 2005
Army Staff Sergeant Brian L. Morris of Centreville

• August 18, 2005
Army Spc. Brian K. Derks

• August 5, 2005
Army Apc. Adrian J. Butler of Detroit

• June 16, 2005
Marine Lance Corporal Andrew J. Kilpela of Fowlerville

• June 15, 2005
Army Specialist Eric T. Burri of Wyoming

• June 7, 2005
Army Sergeant Charles A. Drier of Tuscola

• June 1, 2005
Army Specialist Joshua T. Brazee of Sand Creek

• May 31, 2005
Army Sergeant Brad A. Wentz of Gladwin

• May 9, 2005
Army Captain Stephen Frank

• May 6, 2005
Army Captain John "Jay" Harting III

• April 25, 2005
Army Specialist Randy Lee Stevens of Swartz Creek

• April 21, 2005
Marine Corporal Michael B. Lindemuth of Pellston

• March 22, 2005
Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Kieffer of Ovid

• March 14, 2005
Army Captain Sean Grimes of Bloomfield Hills

• February 25, 2005
1st Lieutenant Adam Malson of Rochester Hills

• February 2, 2005
Lance Corporal Allan Klein of Clinton Township

• January 10, 2005
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Lehto, of Mt. Clemens

• December 13, 2004
Marine Corporal In C. Kim of Warren

• December 3, 2004
Lance Corporal Gentian Marku of Warren

• November 24, 2004
Lance Corporal Michael W. Hanks, of Gregory

• November 17, 2004
Lance Corporal Justin D. (J.D.) Reppuhn of Hemlock

• November 18, 2004
Pfc. Dennis Miller Jr. of LaSalle

• November 19, 2004
Lance Corporal Justin M. Ellsworth of Mount Pleasant.

• October 20, 2004
Pfc. Mark Barbret of Shelby Township

• September 1, 2004
Staff Sgt. Donald N. Davis, of Saginaw

• August 12, 2004
Spc. Donald R. McCune II of Ypsilanti

• July 27, 2004
Pfc. Nicholas "Nick" Blodgett of Wyoming

• July 23, 2004
Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman of Akron.

• July 22, 2004
Spec. Craig Stuart Frank of Lincoln Park

• June 4, 2004
Sgt. Aaron Elandt of Port Hope

• June 1, 2004
Pfc. Richard Rosas of St. Louis

• April 21, 2004
Spec. Richard Trevithick of Gaines

• February 5, 2004
Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh of Taylor

• January 8, 2004
Staff Sgt. Michael Sutter of Tinley Park, Illinois

• January 7, 2004
Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer of Gwinn

• January 6, 2004
Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen of Brighton

• December 11, 2003
Pfc. Jason G. Wright of Luzerne

• More Honors
Honors prior to Proclamation 2003-4 signed December, 2003

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