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After announcing the national day of mourning set for Jan. 9, Biden said all flags will be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on public buildings and grounds.
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.
Memorial Day: Last Monday in May (5/27/2024) – The flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon. Patriot Day: Sept. 11 − Half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
Similarly, as a mark of respect to the passengers and crew who were on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and their family members, the national flag was flown at half-mast for three days and also on the national day of mourning, 22 August 2014. [46] The 2015 Sabah earthquake had a mourning day and the flag half-mast on 8 June 2015.
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.
In President Joe Biden’s proclamation about the death of Carter, he directed that flags be flown at half-staff “as an expression of public sorrow” for 30 days—a period of time that ...
There's nothing more solemn than a flag at half-staff. In the United States, we lower Old Glory for the deaths of political figures, as well as on days of national mourning, such as Patriot Day ...