Governor Directs Flags To Be Flown at Half Staff for 30 Days
BISMARCK, N.D. – In honor of President Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States of American, who died yesterday, and in accordance with a proclamation by President George W. Bush, Gov. John Hoeven has directed all state and federal flags in North Dakota to be flown at half-staff, beginning Wednesday, December 27, 2006.
The Governor also issued the following statement:
“President Ford led our nation when he was called upon to serve. He provided thoughtful guidance and integrity, and will long be remembered as a man of quiet dignity, honesty and sound judgment.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to First Lady Betty and the Ford family. North Dakota and the entire nation join them in mourning the loss of a great American.”
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