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In keeping with appropriate flag etiquette and U.S. Code, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton may order the state flag to be flown at half-staff. He may also order the national flag to be flown at half-staff on state property only. A state flag on state property is required by law to be flown at half-staff if the national flag is flown at half-staff.

To preserve the integrity and special significance of lowering the flag, the Governor's office will only issue proclamations to lower flags to half-staff under very limited circumstances.

Recent Flags at Half Staff
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  • Governor Dayton Honors Sergeant Nicholas M. Dickhut
    May 07, 2012 - St. Paul – In honor and remembrance of Army Sergeant Nicholas M. Dickhut, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the day of Sergeant Dickhut’s interment.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Senator Gary Kubly
    March 06, 2012 - In honor and remembrance of Minnesota State Senator Gary Kubly, Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed Wednesday, March 7, 2012 “Gary Kubly Day” and has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Immortal Four Chaplains Day
    February 01, 2012 - In observance of the 69th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the United States Army transport Dorchester off the coast of Greenland, Governor Mark Dayton will order all U.S. Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Friday, February 3, 2012.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Michael "Mike" Colalillo
    January 06, 2012 - In honor and remembrance of Michael "Mike" Colalillo, the last living Medal of Honor recipient in Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Police Officer Shawn Schneider
    January 06, 2012 - In honor and remembrance of Police Officer Shawn Schneider, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Army Chief Warrant Officer Lucas Daniel Sigfrid
    December 21, 2011 - St. Paul – In honor and remembrance of Army Chief Warrant Officer II Lucas Daniel Sigfrid, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, December 22, 2011.
  • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Minnesota
    December 06, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed Wednesday, December 7, 2011, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Minnesota, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the more than 2,400 Americans who lost their lives in these attacks.
  • Rememberance of 9/11 in Minnesota
    September 09, 2011 - St. Paul, MN – In remembrance of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, September 11, 2011.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Sergeant Matthew Allen Harmon
    August 26, 2011 - St. Paul, MN – In honor and remembrance of Sergeant Matthew Allen Harmon, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, August 27, 2011.
  • Governor Dayton Honors Chief Special Warfare Operator John Weston Faas
    August 19, 2011 - In honor and remembrance of Navy SEAL Chief Special Warfare Operator John Weston Faas, all U.S. and Minnesota flags are to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Monday, August 22, 2011.
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