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Governor Jim Douglas said Vermont will pay tribute to the service of 2nd Lt. Joseph Fortin by ordering flags to half staff. Governor Douglas ordered that the U.S. flag, the Vermont State flag, the POW flag, and any other flag flown at all state and federal facilities in Vermont be lowered to half staff beginning today – the day of 2nd Lt. Fortin’s funeral service. All flags will be returned to full staff at sunrise on Thursday, September 3rd.
“Joseph took it upon himself to join with others in the cause of liberty, in defense of freedom and to help ensure that others be provided the rights that we enjoy as Americans,” the Governor said. “We thank him for his service and for the example he set for others.”