Flag Status

Flag status and half-staff notifications for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has ordered that the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Monday, November 10, 2025, in honor of Private Alfred Thomas Langevin of East Weymouth, Massachusetts, who served in the United States Army, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, during World War II. The remains of Private Langevin, who was killed in action during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in November of 1944, will be laid to rest at Fairmount Cemetery in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on this day.

This observance shall be concurrent with the ongoing half-staff display of the United States of America flag and Commonwealth of Massachusetts for former Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney for which the date of interment has been set for Thursday, November 20, 2025.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
3. All state military installations

Information About Flag Protocol

Orders to fly flags at half-staff are issued by the Governor in accordance with Federal Law, 4 U.S.C. 7(m), and Massachusetts Law, G.L. c. 2, § 6A, and are carried out by the Superintendent.

The Bureau of the State House notifies other state-managed facilities in Massachusetts of this decision. This notification is distributed by way of email.

If you would like to be added to this list, please send a blank email (with no body text, signature, etc.) to [e-mail].

Requests for multiple addresses to be added can be sent to the State House Events Coordinator at [e-mail]. Include "Subscribe to Half-Staff Notifications" in the subject line and list each email address on a separate line in the body of the email.