From: "John Beamish" 

Bingo!  I just called the Consulate.  The first person I spoke to hadn't
even been aware the flag was flying at half-staff (half-mast) but promised
to call back.  A few minutes later ... there was a presidential
proclamation about fallen peace officers.

My hockey coach one year was a cop.  He was killed in the line of duty a
year later.  First funeral I attended (or, at least, that I recall
attending).

On Wed, 16 May 2007 09:28:48 -0400, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> Are you sure it was for Falwell?. Flags were flown at half staff on
> Tuesday
> around the country to honor fallen police officers.
>
> A Flag bill just passed the House that would require federal buildings to
> lower their national flags when a state's governor has ordered that honor
> for a fallen service member.
>
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.tse766m7m6tn4t{at}dellblack.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
> He's dead.
>
> The US Consolate in Toronto on University Avenue is flying the flag at
> half staff.
>
> For this guy:
> http://www.slate.com/id/2166220?nav=tap3
>
>

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