Gov. Gregoire orders flags flown at half-staff Friday, March 9th

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2012

OLYMPIA � Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency buildings be lowered to half-staff Friday, March 9th, in memory of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Nickoulas H. Elliot, 21, of Spokane. Elliot died February 22nd in a helicopter training accident.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Friday, or first thing Saturday morning, March 10th.

Congress amended the U.S. Flag Code to give governors the authority to lower flags when a state resident in the military is killed in the line of duty. Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join in this recognition.