P 211745Z JUL 12

ALCOAST 342/12
COMDTNOTE 5060
SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN
A. U.S. COAST GUARD REGULATIONS 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES)
1. AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL
ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST UNTIL SUNSET ON JULY 25, 2012 AS A
MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE
PERPETRATED ON JULY 20, 2012, IN AURORA, COLORADO.
2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL COAST GUARD
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY.
3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.