Photo Essay: Flag at half-staff to honor former President George H. W. Bush at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department reset the flag of the United States of America flies at half-staff Dec. 6, 2018, to honor former President George H. W. Bush at Fort McCoy, Wis. On Nov. 30, the 41st president of the United States, President George H. W. Bush, passed away at his home in Houston, Texas. In accordance with the Presidential Executive Order published on Dec. 1, all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government were closed on Dec. 5 as a mark of respect to the former president. In honor and tribute to the memory of the former president, the flag of the United States was lowered to half-staff on Dec. 1, and will remain as such until sunset on Dec. 30. On Dec. 6, the former president was buried on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. At Army installations around the world, a 21-gun salute was held at noon local time. Officers who assisted with the flag detail included Dustin Dunse, Guillermo Ortiz, Kevin Eckelberg, and Dan Cabot. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

12.07.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                     

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The flag of the United States of America flies is shown at half-staff Dec. 6, 2018, to honor former President George H. W. Bush at Fort McCoy, Wis.

On Nov. 30, the 41st president of the United States, President George H. W. Bush, passed away at his home in Houston, Texas.

In accordance with the Presidential Executive Order published on Dec. 1, all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government were closed on Dec. 5 as a mark of respect to the former president.

In honor and tribute to the memory of the former president, the flag of the United States was lowered to half-staff on Dec. 1, and will remain as such until sunset on Dec. 30. On Dec. 6, the former president was buried on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.

At Army installations around the world, a 21-gun salute was held at noon local time.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy

• Date Taken: 12.07.2018
• Date Posted: 12.07.2018 12:09
• Story ID: 302588
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US