Gov. Youngkin has ordered all U.S. and Virginia flags to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds on Monday, May 29 in honor of Memorial Day.
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The order encourages all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth to display the POW/MIA flag on public buildings, in memory and honor of the service and sacrifice of members of the armed forces of the United States who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action.
Flags will be lowered at sunrise on Monday, May 29, and will remain at half-staff until sunset.
You can read the governor’s full order below.
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in honor of Memorial Day.
Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, §2.2-3310.1, it is encouraged that all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth display the POW/MIA flag on public buildings on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023,in memory and honor of the service and sacrifice of members of the armed forces of the United States who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action.
I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered at sunrise on Monday, May 29, 2023 and remain at half-staff until noon.
Ordered on this, the 28th day of May, 2023.
Governor Youngkin