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State Flags to fly at Half Staff in Honor of Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost
Posted at 02:09 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by Wisconsin VFW News in Obituaries
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EXECUTIVE ORDER # 242
Relating to a Proclamation that the
Flag of the United States
and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin
be Flown at Half-Staff
as a Mark of Respect for
Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost
of the United States Air Force
Who Lost His Life
During Operation Iraqi Freedom
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2008, Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost, a member of the 377th Air Base Wing, United States Air Force, died whil serving his country in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost provided faithful and honorable service to the people of the State of Wisconsin and the people of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the people of Wisconsin mourn the death of Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost will be laid to rest on Thursday, March 13, 2008;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM DOYLE, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by Federal and State law, do hereby order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin equipped with such flags beginning at sunrise on March 13, 2008, and ending at sunset on that date.
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Gubernatorial Executive Orders pertaining to special flag display are binding only on state office buildings and facilities. Individuals and other organizations are invited to join the state in this display of respect at their own volition. VFW Posts are encouraged to participate in honoring our war dead in like manner.
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