Governor John Hoeven has directed all government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings. Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance with a directive issued by President Obama. Veterans Day is next Wednesday.
A shooting Thursday at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 people dead and more than two dozen wounded. Among the injured was the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who remained hospitalized in a coma Friday.
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