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Why Are Flags at Half-Staff in Tewksbury Saturday?

Flags will be at half-staff Saturday in honor of a Lexington army veteran who died on August 12.

Flags will be at half-staff Saturday in honor of a Lexington army veteran who died on August 12.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Sept. 12 in honor of Specialist David Hazen Johnston, United States Army, of Lexington who died on August 12, 2015.

This gubernatorial order applies to: town and city halls, other state-owned or state-controlled buildings and all state military installations. 

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