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Flags on public buildings and grounds throughout Ohio are being flown at half-staff on Sunday as part of the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.
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.
The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory.
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 ]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Tuesday that flags on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state will be flown at half-staff through Nov. 29.
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The current flag proportions of 1:2:1 were adopted around 1985, to fit the seal more comfortably. [9] Also around the time of flag adoption, a new description of the seal gave it a blue field. [1] In a 2004 NAVA survey of 150 American city flags, the Columbus flag ranked 72nd, or 3rd of five Ohio flags (the flags of Cleveland and Cincinnati are ...
In announcing the national day of mourning, set for Jan. 9, Biden also said all flags will be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on public buildings and grounds.