ROCKY MOUNT, Va. -- Two longtime Rocky Mount firefighters, including Chief Posey Dillon, were killed Monday and another person was hurt when a fire truck on its way to a house fire crashed into an SUV, flipped three times and landed on a car, state police said.
GOVERNOR'S FLAG AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
THIS IS TO ORDER THAT THE FLAG OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA MAY BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON ALL STATE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN RESPECT AND MEMORY OF ROCKY MOUNT FIRE CHIEF AND VICE MAYOR POSEY DILLON, ROCKY MOUNT FIREFIGHTER WILLIAM DANIEL ALTICE, AND TAZEWELL COUNTY DEPUTY SHAWN HESS, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
I HEREBY ORDER THAT THE FLAG SHALL BE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY TODAY, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010, AND REMAIN AT HALF-STAFF UNTIL SUNSET. I FUTHER ORDER THAT THE FLAG SHALL BE LOWERED AT SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010 AND REMAIN AT HALF-STAFF UNTIL SUNSET.
ORDERED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2010.
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