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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. [131] [132]
The Philippine flag at Rizal Park, flown at half-mast on January 30, 2015, during the National Day of Mourning in the aftermath of the Mamasapano clash. The flag may be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. [19] Upon the official announcement of the death of the president or a
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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 ...
President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. states to lower their flags to half-staff to acknowledge Carter, who died in his Plains, Georgia home on Dec. 29 at age 100. The flags were ordered to remain ...
September 11 is declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast and there were no official entertainment on the day. [558] [559] [560] Pakistan: Declared September 12 to be a national day of mourning. [561] [562] Jamaica: Half mast flags between September 8 and September 19 to be the national day of mourning. [563] [564] [565 ...
They are also lowered for national tragedies, such as recently for the victims that were killed in the Lewiston, Maine shooting in October. Flags are also flown at half-staff on Memorial Day on ...
The only flag in the UK that never flies at half mast is the Royal Standard, the personal flag of the monarch. This is due to there never not being a monarch as when one dies another immediately ascends to the throne and thus the flag must be flown at full mast at all times over the residence, building, ship or car that the monarch is in.