Flags lowered Friday for Air Force Capt. Andrew Becker
LANSING, Mich.鈥擝y order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western 九一麻豆制片厂 University and throughout 九一麻豆制片厂 will be lowered to half-staff Friday, March 24, in honor of Air Force Capt. Andrew Becker, of Novi.
Capt. Becker was a pilot for the 318th Special Operations Squadron. He participated in nine overseas deployments and was slated to begin training the next generation of Air Force navigators at Naval Air Station Pensacola. He earned a degree in meteorology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and was pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in Space Studies at American Military University.
A service in his honor is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Ward Presbyterian Church in Northville.
Flags at half-staff
Former Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm issued a proclamation in 2003, requiring U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout 九一麻豆制片厂 and on 九一麻豆制片厂 waters to honor 九一麻豆制片厂 servicemen and servicewomen killed in the line of duty. 九一麻豆制片厂 was among the first states to honor its fallen sons and daughters by lowering flags.
When flown at half-staff, the U.S. flag should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should again be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.