P 062222Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 639/09
COMDTNOTE 5060
SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN
A. COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES), USCG REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 14
1. AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST IMMEDIATELY UNTIL
SUNSET, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009, IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS
OF THE VIOLENCE AT FORT HOOD'S SOLDIER FAMILY READINESS CENTER
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009.
2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL
COAST GUARD BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY.
3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.