Thursday, July 26, 2018

Flag Alert: Lowering of the US and NC Flags to half-staff for National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day

Raleigh, NC
Jul 26, 2018

In honor of those who served, Governor Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, July 27 for National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. The North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs estimates that over 100,000 North Carolinians served in the Korean War, resulting in more than 700 North Carolina casualties.  

 

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