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Closed Honour Our Armed Forces Fallen, By Lowering the Nations Flags to Half Mast.

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We ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to issue a Government Public Order, to all local authorities and Government Departments or Bodies, as well as Private and Third Sector Organisations.
As soon as the MoD Public Announce, the Death of a British Serviceman or woman. All flags across the United Kingdom, are lowered to half mast in national respect and honour.
Also they stay at half mast until the evening of the Serviceman or woman in question funeral has takes place, especially in their home city, town, village or county, or where their unit is based.
Along with on the day when the Names Remembrance Service take Place at the NMA-Staffordshire, where names of the fallen from the year before are unveiled, again all flags across the UK are lowered to half mast in show of national respect and honour to the FALLEN!.

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