Flags at Half Staff in MI today for Ben Castiglione, HM3 KIA 03 Sept 2009
September 21, 2009 by Da-Chief
Filed under Corpsman.com News
From the Livingstonedaily.com
State Gov. Jennifer Granholm today ordered U.S. flags throughout the state and on Michigan waters be lowered for on Monday in honor of the late U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Castiglione, a 2006 Howell High School graduate who died on Sept. 3 while serving in Afghanistan.
Flags should be returned to full-staff on Tuesday, state officials said.
Castiglione, 21, died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while on active duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as the result of the detonation of an improvised explosive device.
When flown at half-staff or half-mast, the American flag should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff or half-mast position. The flag should again be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.