Flags in the territory are being flown at half staff for 30 days beginning from last Friday, November 30 as a sign of respect for the passing of President George Bush.
Governor Lolo Moliga gave the order in a memo dated December 1st.
He said pursuant to a proclamation of the United States, the flag of the US shall be flown at half mast from now through 30 days from November 30, the date of the passing of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.
“President Bush embodied the traits of leadership, integrity, grace and dignity we should all hope to achieve,” said the governor.
“His life of public service to his country began when he enlisted in the US Navy on his 18th birthday just six months after Pearl Harbor and continued as a naval aviator who flew 58 combat missions during world war II.
“After the war and after a successful career in the business world, George H W Bush retuned to a life of public service. First as a member of Congress then as ambassador to the United Nations, Chief of the United States Liaison Office in China, Director of Central Intelligence, two terms as Vice President and finally as president of the United States. He guided our country through a peaceful end to the Cold War and in doing so helped make the world a safer place,” said Governor Lolo.
“Despite his many accomplishments, President Bush remained a humble man who believed the strength of our country lay in its people, not its leaders. ‘America, he famously said, was illuminated by thousand points of light’.”
The governor said, “The people of American Samoa celebrate the life of George Herbert Walker Bush and ask the Lord to bless his family in this difficult time. May he rest in everlasting peace.”
