What do you know about Flags flown at Half Mast?
Our flags on Monday, August 26th, flew at half-staff with respect for Wisconsin-born and raised Sergeant Jack Hohlfeld.
He was the recipient of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, WWII POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Foreign Service clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one Bronze Service Star, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Honorable Service Lapel Button-World War II, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and Philippine Defense Ribbon with Bronze Star.
Jack was born and raised in Wisconsin and served in the US Army with unrelenting honor and lost his life in WWII. His remains were identified through the efforts of his family’s persistence; he returned home this past May and was buried in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on August 26th, 2024.
Sometimes, we see a flag at half mast and don’t know why. The reasons can be almost overwhelming. If you read the governor’s executive order this 80-year journey for our veteran and his family was exactly this.
Here is a source we look to for guidance with our flags and the links to the executive orders are there as well.
https://dma.wi.gov/resources/
Here’s another article from the Department of Veterans Affairs discussing all the lengths and details about the American Flag flying at half mast.