why is the flag at half mast today october 17?
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(KFVS) - President Donald Trump proclaimed on Thursday, October 17 that flags will be flown at half-staff to honor Representative Elijah E. ... Both American and state flags at public office buildings will be lowered starting immediately and until sunset on Oct. 18.
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Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday, July 8, 2020, to honor helicopter pilot Bryan Boatman. ... “As a helicopter pilot, Bryan Boatman was carrying out a service to the people of Arizona alongside the men and women fighting the Polles Fire.
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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 7 in honor of the National Firefighters Memorial Service. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag will be lowered to half staff as well because no flag may fly higher than the United States flag.
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This day honors Fallen Heroes who have lost their lives in service to our State during the last year. This is to advise that Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half-staff at noon, today, Thursday, April 30, 2020 in remembrance of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags to fly at half-staff for one week to honor the more than 100 Kentuckians who have died due to COVID-19. “I am ordering that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff beginning tomorrow morning and remaining that way until we get through this,” Gov. Beshear said.
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Beginning today, May 22, 2020, Governor Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday, May 24, 2020 in tribute to the many lives lost from the novel coronavirus.
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Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings on Monday, September 11, 2017 in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the Americans who made the ultimate ...
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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. ... The procedure for flying a U.S. flag at half-staff or at half-mast calls for it to be raised briefly to its full peak, then lowered halfway.
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While you were out and about today, you may have noticed flags are at half-staff. Here's why: They have been lowered to mark May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, held in honor of federal, state and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
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They're Lowered for Elijah Cummings. Why are United States flags flying at half-staff today? You'll be seeing U.S. flags at government buildings across the country flying at half-staff through sunset on October 18, 2019, in honor of Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died.
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Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be flown at half-staff at all state buildings today, Thursday, April 6, 2017 in accordance with a Presidential Proclamation and as a mark of respect for Senator and Astronaut John Glenn on the ...
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, as a mark of respect for the memory of John Paul Stevens, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Flags ordered to half-staff in honor of Patriot Day September 11. “NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2019, as Patriot Day.
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Flags in Southborough and across the nation are flying at half staff through sunset on Sunday, May 24, 2020. The lowering was ordered by the President to honor the over 95,000 Americans who died from Covid-19. ... Through our grief, America stands steadfast and united against the invisible enemy.
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The United States flag flies at half-staff (or half-mast) when the nation or a state is in mourning. The president, through a presidential proclamation, a state governor, or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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To mark Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day, the Canadian flag at City Hall will be flown at half-mast on Sunday, September 29. ... This national memorial day gives Canadians an opportunity each year to remember police and peace officers who have lost their lives while on the job.
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Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff on Memorial Day. DENVER – Today, Gov. Polis ordered the Colorado and American flags be lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise until noon, on Monday, May 25, 2020, in recognition of Memorial Day, and as proclaimed by President Trump.