Marine Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski
This is to advise you that Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Thursday, April 7, 2011, from sunrise to sunset. This is in memory of Marine Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski, of Westminster, Maryland, who died on March 20, 2011 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
The Governor does not have the authority to lower the American flag to half staff. Only the Maryland flag...so unless Martin O'Malley became President over night (which may give me nightmares) he should stop making things up!
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