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In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of United States Navy Captain Thomas Edwin Scheurich, who was declared missing in action on March 1, 1968, during the Vietnam War while serving his country with courage and devotion. After more than five decades, Captain Scheurich’s remains have been identified and will be laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on November 14, 2025. Virginia joins the nation in honoring Captain Scheurich with profound respect and gratitude for his selfless service and in recognizing the enduring strength and courage of his family.
I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered at sunrise on Friday, November 14, 2025, and remain at half-staff until sunset.
Ordered on this, the 13th day of November, 2025.
Sincerely, |
November 13, 2025 @ 12:07 pm
well, may he rest in peace. How anout just keeping the flag half mass all the time? it seems to be there all the time.
Just a thought, how about focusing on these snap benefits?! You have families out here in the state of Virginia that need food! Little kids, Senior Citizens! Come on! This is rediculous. Its bad enough that people on and off food stamps have to become vegetarians because we cant afford the price of meat anymore.
November 14, 2025 @ 9:57 am
Tracy,
It was in very, very poor taste of you to politicize this. It speaks very lowly of your character.
But since you did and seem to be clueless…SNAP is a federal program that is administered by the states. No federal funding = no state administration of the program. Why no federal funding? Chuck Shumer. He held us Americans hostage by trying to use the ACA/covid subsidies as leverage. Whether or not you are for or against the ACA, The ACA issue could have, and should have been tackled as a separate issue from passing the continuing resolution to fund the government presented by the republicans. The CR was the exact same CR that democrats had voted for 13 times prior. Shumers version of the CR brought the ACA and related subsidies in to it.
Tracy, also just so you know, Youngkin had a back up plan for Virginians (VENA) if the SNAP program got put on hold much longer than it did.
Please educate yourself before ranting about something and next time when a story like this comes up, keep your mouth shut. Our veterans and their families deserve better than your comments posted here.
November 14, 2025 @ 10:44 pm
I am glad to find out why Virginia’s flags are at half staff. Whether it is for former Vice President Dick Cheney or an identified Vietnam vet whose remains are coming home or a first responder killed in the line of duty, we should know who we honor.