Governor Directs Flags Statewide To be Flown At Half-Staff Friday

Taylor Bennett

Governor Directs Flags Statewide To be Flown At Half-Staff Friday

Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday to commemorate Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty.

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