Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has ordered that the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, March 29, 2025, the date of interment, in honor of Private First Class Joseph R. Travers of Taunton, Massachusetts, who served in the United State Army, Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division during the Korean War. The remains of Private First Class Joseph R. Travers, who passed while a prisoner of war in December of 1951, will be laid to rest in the Cedar Knoll Cemetery in East Taunton, Massachusetts.
This gubernatorial order applies to:
1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
3. All state military installations