Consistent with a directive from the President, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and the State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide from 12:01 a.m. to noon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024 in honor and recognition of America's fallen service members.

"Throughout history, Maine people have always answered their nations call to serve. Whenever our nation has been tested, brave men and women from Maine have stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility of protecting our cherished rights and freedoms," said Governor Janet Mills. On Memorial Day - and every day let us pay tribute to all who have served Maine and the nation in uniform and honor the memories of those who gave, as President Lincoln said, 'the last full measure of devotion.