Most governors lower flag for fallen troops

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Most governors lower flag for fallen troops
Half-Staff Policies Vary Widely Among States

By Ben Jones - USA Today
Posted : Thursday Jun 14, 2007 15:06:18 EDT

More than half of state governors lower the American flag to honor service members killed overseas.

As the USA observes Flag Day today, a 50-state check indicates that 28 governors automatically lower flags when service members from their state are killed, and 22 governors do not. Some lower flags statewide, others only at certain facilities or localities.

There is a debate over whether every service member should get the honor. “Otherwise, anytime we’re in a conflict, the flag would be at half-staff most of the time, unfortunately,” said Joyce Doody, executive director of the National Flag Foundation.

Don Bauer, a Vietnam War veteran living in Grand Chute, Wis., said he believes governors should lower the flag to half-staff...

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