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Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at state offices be lowered to half -staff on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from sunrise to sunset in honor of PFC. Johnson who died May 27 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.  PFC Johnson died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. 

Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

  • Announcement
    06/07/2011 to 06/08/2011

Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at state offices be lowered to half-staff on Monday, June 13, 2011 from sunrise to sunset in honor of SSgt. Apolinar who died on May 29, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Governor Brewer previously ordered the flags at all offices and facilities of the State of Arizona lowered June 1, 2011 from sunrise to sunset in honor of SSGT. Apolinar who died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

  • Announcement
    06/12/2011 to 06/13/2011

Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at state offices to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, July 2, 2011 from sunrise to sunset to honor Sgt. Curley who was shot in the line of duty on Saturday, June 25, 2011.  Sergeant Cervanez Curley was shot on Saturday night while responding to a domestic dispute between two brothers in the small town of Kaibito just south of Page, Arizona, on the reservation.  Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

 

  • Announcement
    07/01/2011 to 07/02/2011

Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at all state offices be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, July 9, 2011 from sunrise until sunset in honor of SSgt. Stacy. Governor Brewer previously ordered the flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday, June 29, 2012 in honor of SSGT. Stacy who died on June 28, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

  • Announcement
    07/08/2011 to 07/09/2011

Governor Brewer has ordered that flags at state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, July 31, 2011, in honor of Fort Apache Interagency Hotshot crewmember Classay.  Mr. Classay died on July 24 while fighting a wildfire on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation near Whiteriver.  Mr. Classay was a member of the elite Fort Apache Hotshot wildland firefighting team for 22 years – one of only seven all-Native American, interagency hotshot crews in the nation.  Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.

  • Announcement
    07/30/2011 to 07/31/2011

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