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In the United States, the usual government term for non-nautical use is half-staff. While the term half-mast is commonly used in place of half-staff, U.S. law and post-WW-I military tradition indicate that half-mast is reserved to usage aboard a ship, where flags are typically flown from masts, and at naval ships ashore. [125] [126]
Flags around the country continue to be displayed at half-staff on land and half-mast over water in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December.. Carter, who served in ...
On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump ...
The flags were flown at half-staff during President Richard Nixon’s inauguration for his second term on Jan. 20, 1973, due to him having lowered them earlier for the death of former President ...
Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground. What are Jimmy Carter's ...
The terms "half staff" and "half mast" are often used interchangeably; however, they have different meanings. Both refer to a flagpole, but half-staff is used for poles on land, while half-mast is ...
What does half-staff or half-mast mean? Flying the American flag, or a state flag, halfway up the flagpole is a symbol of mourning for the country or state after the death of a government official ...
On ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Flags to fly half-staff ...