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Flags Lowered to Honor Walter Mondale

The US and Nebraska state flags lowered by the Campanille

On Wednesday, April 21, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, in accordance with a proclamation from President Biden, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff to honor Walter Mondale, who passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

Walter Mondale represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate from 1964-1976, and he was Vice President of the United States from 1977-1981.

Flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.

The full proclamation can be read on the White House website.

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