Georgetown City Fire Department

Georgetown, South Carolina

Half Staff Flags

Flags at all fire stations were flown at half staff in the Honor and Memory of the following people. 

 

 

 

February 6, 2008  -  Funeral Services for South Carolina State Trooper Lance Corporal James D. Haynes who died in the line of duty.

 

November 20, 2007  -  Funeral Services of former South Carolina Governor Robert McNair.

 

October 30, 2007 - Funeral services of South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Edward O. Philpot of Latta who was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. 

 

June 19, 2007 - In honor and memory of nine City of Charleston firefighters who died in a catastrophic fire at the Sofa Super Store on the Savannah Highway.  Flags at both stations will fly at Half Staff until sunset on the day of the last funeral.

 

June 2, 2007 - Funeral services of Marine Lance Corporal David P. Lindsay of Spartanburg.

 

May 2, 2007 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial day, a day to honor all law enforcement officers who died in 2006.

 

April 24, 2007 - Funeral services for former South Carolina Chief Justice Bruce Littlejohn

 

April 17, 2007 - In honor and memory of the victims of the shooting on the Virginia Tech Campus on April 16, 2007.  Flags will remain at half staff through Sunset Sunday April 22, 2007.

 

March 3, 2007 - Funeral services for Spartanburg Deputy Sheriff Kevin Carper who was killed in the line of duty.

 

December 27, 2006 - Flags will remain at half staff for 30 days in honor and remembrance of President Gerald Ford who passed away December 26, 2006.

 

December 20, 2006 - Funeral services for Marine Cpl. Matthew Dillon of Aiken, SC, who was killed in Iraq

 

December 11, 2006 - Funeral services for Aiken County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Jason L. Sheppard.

 

October 12, 2006 - Funeral services for US Army PFC Satieon V. Greenlee of Pendleton, SC who died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Iraq.

 

February 7, 2006 - Funeral services for Corretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why are the Flags at Fire Stations at Half Staff?