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| | GRANHOLM - Governor Granholm Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff Friday for Serviceman Killed in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today ordered that United States flags throughout the state of Michigan and on Michigan waters be lowered for one day, on Friday, June 4, 2004, in honor of Sgt. Aaron Elandt of Port Hope, Michigan, who was killed while on active duty in Iraq. |
 | | Under Section 7 of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code, Governor Granholm, in December, issued a proclamation requiring United States flags lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan and half-mast on Michigan waters to honor Michigan servicemen and servicewomen killed in the line of duty. |
 | | When a member of the armed services from Michigan is killed in action, the Governor will issue a press release with information about the individual(s) and the day that has been designated for flags to be lowered in his or her honor. |
| www.michigan.gov /gov/0,1607,7-168-23442_28502-94412--,00.html (302 words) |
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