ALCOAST 330/21 - SEP 2021 HALF-MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN

R 101759Z SEP 21
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 330/21
SSIC 5060
SUBJ: HALF-MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN
A. U.S. Coast Guard Regulations 1992, COMDTINST M5200.3B
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 081441 APR 20/ALCOAST 130/20
1. By order of the Commandant and IAW REF (A), the National
Ensign shall be flown at half mast from sunrise until sunset
on Monday, 13 Sep 2021, in honor of Admiral James Steele
Gracey, USCG (retired), 17th Commandant of the Coast Guard.
2. The National Ensign shall be flown at half mast on all
Coast Guard buildings, grounds, and vessels not underway.
3. As announced in REF B, ADM James Steele Gracey, USCG
(retired), passed away on Sunday, 5 April 2020, in Falls
Church, VA, at the age of 92. ADM Gracey will be interred
at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, 13 Sep 2021, at
1100. ADM Gracey's biography and additional information can
be found at:
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https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/
Notable-People/All/Article/1762787/admiral-james-s-gracey/

4. RADM Eric C. Jones, Assistant Commandant for Human Resources
(CG-1), sends.
5. Internet release is authorized.