NOAA Corps Ensign Silas Ayers lowers the flag on the NOAA research vessel Ronald H. Brown at 8 a.m. on June 6 and prepares to raise a new flag to half-mast in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan.
Lowering The Flag
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NOAA Corps Ensign Silas Ayers lowers the flag on the NOAA research vessel Ronald H. Brown at 8 a.m. on June 6 and prepares to raise a new flag to half-mast in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan.