ALCOAST 254/19 - AUG 2019 HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN

united states coast guard

R 041423 AUG 19
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//NCC//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N05060//
ALCOAST 254/19
COMDTNOTE 5060
SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN
A. U.S. Coast Guard Regulations 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (series)
1. As directed by the President of the United States, the National Ensign shall be flown
at half-mast effective immediately until sunset on August 8, 2019, as a mark of solemn
respect for the victims of the terrible acts of violence perpetrated on August 3, 2019,
in El Paso, Texas, and on August 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio.
2. The National Ensign shall be flown as prescribed in paragraph 1 on all Coast Guard
buildings, grounds, and vessels not underway.
3. Internet release is authorized.