May 4 th Half-staff for CAPTAIN AARON R. BLANCHARD

[HOYT6.0]

I'm on board USS John C. Stennis and just coming home from an 8 month deployment. Received this message today.  Stennis will be flying our flag half staff on May 4th for Colockum elk.   Message is below from the Governor.

ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 

 

ROUTINE

 

R 021843Z MAY 13 ZYB PSN 123338H20

 

FM COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA

 

TO ALL SHIPS AND STATIONS PUGET SOUND

ZEN/CDR SPOKANE MEPS SPOKANE WA

ZEN/INSP INSTR STF SPOKANE WA

NAVIODET YAKIMA WA

ZEN/NAVOPSPTCEN SPOKANE WA

 

INFO ZEN/COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA

 

BT

UNCLAS

 

MSGID/GENADMIN/MIL-STD-6040(SERIES)/B.0.01.00/COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA

/-/MAY/-/-/-/-/-//

 

SUBJ/HALF-STAFFING OF THE NATIONAL ENSIGN//

 

REF/A/DESC:EMAIL/WASHINGTON STATE/GOVERNORS OFFICE/YMD:20130502//

 

REF/B/DESC:INST/DOD/1005.06/YMD:20080327//

 

REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA/-/012243ZMAY2013//

 

NARR/REF A IS WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNORS OFFICE EMAIL TO NRNW ROC.

REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1005.06 DIRECTING THAT ALL DOD

INSTALLATIONS IN A STATE SHALL FLY THE FLAG AT HALF MAST AT THE

GOVERNORS REQUEST.

 

REF C IS COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA MESSAGE INDICATING NATIONAL ENSIGN

SHOULD BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON 3 MAY 2013.

//

POC/BWC/-/UNIT:CNRNW N37B/NAME:ROC/TEL:360-315-4322//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CANCEL REF C.

 

2. GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE HAS DIRECTED THAT THE FLAGS

AT ALL WASHINGTON STATE AGENCY FACILITIES BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF

ON SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013, IN MEMORY OF U.S. ARMY CAPTAIN

AARON R. BLANCHARD, 32, OF SELAH, WHO DIED ON APRIL 23 IN

AFGHANISTAN OF INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM INDIRECT FIRE. FLAGS SHOULD

REMAIN AT HALF-STAFF UNTIL SUNSET/CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SATURDAY, MAY

3 OR FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, MAY 6.

 

4. AS REQUESTED BY REF A AND IAW REF B, THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE

FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON ALL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INSTALLATIONS AND

VESSELS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.//

[bearpaw]

Thank you governor Inslee 

[Widgeondeke]

Thank you governor Inslee 

        

[jstone]

Best thing a Governor has done in a long time. 

[deerhunter_98520]

 

[Ghost Hunter]

We have a special flag that will be flying at 1/2 mast on Saturday.  This flag was stowed on a successful mission in the same region Aaron was in.  We only fly this flag on special days like Veterans, Memorial, Patriot Day, etc.   It will be flying in honor of Captain Aaron Blanchard on Saturday.  God bless and God speed.  Your family is in our thought and hearts.

[FSTaxidermy]

Best thing a Governor has done in a long time. 

 

[Elkaholic daWg]

Best thing a Governor has done in a long time. 

 

 Much as I dislike this one...

[turkeydancer]

I work at PSNS (Bremerton, Wa) for the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department as the Project Coordinator for the USS Nimitz - this was on "News You Can Use" Yesterday (Note: Saturday is for Aaron):

Subject Flag at half-staff on Friday, May 3 and on Saturday, May 4   Begins 5/2/2013 7:50 AM  Expires 5/6/2013 12:00 AM   
Poster Public Affairs Office   
Description The National Ensign will be flown at half-staff on Friday, May 3, 2013 in recognition of the Annual Medal of Honor and Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony.

The National Ensign will remain at half-staff on Saturday, May 4 in memory of U.S. Army Captain Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, who died on April 23 in Afghanistan. Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset/close of business on Saturday, May 4 or first thing Monday morning, May 6.
 

[turkeydancer]

After my post, I went to the roof to pay my respects ... but I found the State Street flag at full staff versus half staff in honor of our fallen heroes like Aaron.
 
I immediately reported this to the Shipyard Commanders Office ... situation was resolved in minutes.
 
If federal or state government or military, please take a quick look and ensure that no others have made this mistake.
 

[TheSkyBuster]

[turkeydancer]