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By lowering the flags, the state of Georgia stands united in mourning the lost of two heroes. This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Flags at half-staff in honor of fallen ...
According to some sources, the flag is lowered to make room for an "invisible flag of death" flying above. [3] However, there is disagreement about where on a flagpole a flag should be when it is at half-mast. It is often recommended that a flag at half-mast be lowered only as much as the hoist, or width, of the flag.
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 in accordance with federal law, including at president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. [43]
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island has seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy ...
The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...
President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter's death on Dec. 29, as is custom when a U.S. president dies. Trump complains that US flags will be half ...
Trump has been trolling Canada in recent weeks, floating the idea of it becoming the 51st state and posting a doctored photo of him standing beside a Canadian flag on top of a mountain.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.