Governor's Flag Order for the Senseless Acts of Violence Perpetrated in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

March 18, 2021

 

Governor’s Flag Order for the Commonwealth of Virginia

 

Pursuant to President Biden’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 in the Commonwealth of Virginia to honor the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area on March 16, 2021.

I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered until sunset, March 22, 2021.

Ordered on this, the 18th day of March, 2021. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Ralph S. Northam