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Half-staff Notification

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January 7, 2026

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February 13, 2026

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Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has ordered that the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday February 15, 2026, the day of interment, in honor of United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Russell Arnold of Boston, Massachusetts.

 

This gubernatorial order applies to:

  1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
  2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
  3. All state military installations