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2018-2022-Flag Orders Archive

Governor's Flag Order for the Victims of the Shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland

Pursuant to President Trump’s Presidential Proclamation to lower the United States flag, I do hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia are to be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol and all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds to honor the victims of the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, and remain at half-staff until sunset.

Ordered on this, the 3rd day of July, 2018. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Ralph S. Northam