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Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #224, ordering American flags and the Wisconsin state flag to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, May 14, in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.
Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #223 ordering American flags and the Wisconsin state flag to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the flag flies at half staff for 30 days at all federal buildings and grounds for 30 days following the death of a president or former president.
If more than one flag is flown on a half-mast day, they must all be flown at half-mast, or not flown at all. The flag of a foreign nation must never be flown at half-mast on UK soil unless that country has declared mourning. [128] On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 while at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. [129]
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. [ b ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , which also occur on the anniversary of the ...
Holidays where the flag is half-staff around the country. May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day (half-staff all day) Last Monday in May - Memorial Day (half-staff until noon) Sept. 11 - Patriot Day ...
The United States flag at half-staff over the White House, December 30, 2024. President Biden ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff for thirty days (until January 28) in accordance with federal law, including at president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. [43]
The community's annual Veterans Day event will begin with a parade at 10 a.m. Parade participants are to assemble at 9:30 a.m. at the Windber American Legion Post No. 137 on 14th Street.