Half-Staff Notifications
Presidential and Governor issued Half-Staff Notifications
Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the following statement after the passing of former U.S. Representative Pat Williams:
“Susan and I join Montanans in commemorating the life and legacy of former Montana Congressman Pat Williams. As Montana’s longest-serving congressman, Pat championed Montana’s interests, working to find common ground for nearly 20 years in Washington. He was a dedicated public servant. We ask all Montanans to keep his wife Carol and their children in your prayers.”
Williams will lie in state at the Montana State Capitol in Helena. Details will be provided at a later date.
Display of U.S. Flag
The United States Code identifies several days when a particular effort should be made to display the U.S. Flag. Those days are:
- New Year's Day, January 1
- Inauguration Day, January 20
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, third Monday in January
- Lincoln's Birthday, February 12
- Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29
- Easter Sunday (variable)
- Mother's Day, second Sunday in May
- Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (half-staff sunrise until sunset)*
- Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
- Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May*
- Flag Day, June 14
- Father's Day, third Sunday in June
- Independence Day, July 4
- National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, July 27
- Labor Day, first Monday in September
- Patriot Day, September 11 (half-staff sunrise until sunset)*
- Constitution Day, September 17
- Columbus Day, second Monday in October
- Navy Day, October 27
- Veterans Day, November 11
- Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (half-staff sunrise to sunset)*
- Christmas Day, December 25
- And such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States.
