The Governor orders that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in tribute to Deputy Michael Wade Hendricks of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and in honor of his selfless service and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. The Governor requests that the flags over state buildings and buildings of the political subdivisions of this State similarly be flown at half-staff for this purpose.

The Governor orders that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in tribute to Deputy Michael Wade Hendricks of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and in honor of his selfless service and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. The Governor requests that the flags over state buildings and buildings of the political subdivisions of this State similarly be flown at half-staff for this purpose.

Section 53-3-165 of the South Carolina Code of Laws designates the third Friday in September of each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina, and provides that flags atop state and local public buildings shall be flown at half-staff. Accordingly, the Governor directs that on Friday, September 18, 2026, the flags atop state and local public buildings shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset in observance of POW/MIA Recognition Day.