Flags At Half Staff
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm ordered that United States flags throughout the state of Michigan and on Michigan waters be lowered in honor of Michigan servicemen who lost their lives while on active duty in Iraq. Flags will be lowered:
Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, to honor Army Specialist Anthony O. Cardinal of Muskegon. Army Spc. Cardinal, 20, was killed December 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, to honor Army Specialist Dane O. Carver of Freeport. Army Spc. Carver, 20, was killed December 26 when his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces in Khalidiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment out of Saginaw, Mi.
Flags should return to full-staff on Tuesday, January 10.
When flown at half-staff or half-mast, the United States flag should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff or half-mast position. The flag should again be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.



