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The American flag is flown at half-staff, on land (or half-mast on a ship) when the U.S. or a state is in mourning, according to the federal government. The president, a state governor or the ...
Why is the US flag at half-staff or half-mast today, May 15, 2024? Peace Officers Memorial Day is May 15. Each year, flags are raised to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, except when the day ...
Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff. Half-staff is the term used for flags on land, particularly in the United States.
Yes, state and U.S. flags were at half-staff today, May 15. Here’s why: May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12 through 18 is Police Week, and President Joe Biden issued a proclamation ...
The Finnish flag flying at half-mast after the 2011 Norway attacks The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a ...
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 ...
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 ...
As a mark of respect, flags on the State Capitol building and in Carroll County will be flown at half-staff Thursday, August 29, the day of his funeral services, until sunset. Honoring Brandon ...