Secretary of the Commonwealth Constituent Services

Flag Orders

Governor's Flag Order for General Colin Powell

October 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 in respect and memory of General Colin Powell.

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

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

 

Sincerely,

 

Ralph S. Northam