why were the flags at half mast yesterday?
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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 national flag is dropped to half its normal height at times when the nation is in mourning or after a national tragedy.
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Our flags are flying at half-mast today because of the state ceremony in memory of former President Richard von Weizsäcker.
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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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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, throughout the day on October 18, 2019. As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative Elijah E.
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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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American Flags Fly at Half-Staff Per the proclamation, all departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the United States are instructed to fly the American flag at half-staff from sunrise until sunset. ... For detailed half-staff information regarding September 11th, please review our Patriot Day Flag Etiquette FAQs.
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Myrtle Beach City Government President Barack Obama issued a proclamation Sunday that the U.S. flag be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain at half-staff until sunset Thursday, November 19. At last report, Friday's terrorism bombings and assaults in France had killed 129 people and wounded more than 350 others.
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Acting Governor Habib hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, October 6, 2019, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. ... The flag is at half staff today and through Thursday until sunset.
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City of Ottawa. City flags are lowered to half-mast today to commemorate the National Day of Mourning, in remembrance of lives cut short in the workplace.
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TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today ordered that the U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities indefinitely starting Friday, April 3rd, in recognition and mourning of all those who have lost their lives and been affected by COVID-19.
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Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset today, Jan. 24, to honor First Officer Paul Hudson, according to a release from the governor's office. ... “First Officer Paul Hudson was a hero who represented Arizona's very best,” Ducey said.
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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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Wyoming flag ordered at half-staff for today. ... — Flags will fly at half-staff today through noon Monday in honor of Memorial Day and the President's proclamation of a day of prayer for permanent peace.
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President Donald Trump ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset, Sunday, May 24, 2020. This is done as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff.
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Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor of Florida Shooting Victims.
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Cuomo today directed flags on state government buildings to remain at half-staff in recognition of a Fort Drum Soldier who died in Afghanistan on Friday, July 3. ... Flags in the state are currently kept at half-staff in tribute to the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(WEAU) - Gov. Evers has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday, July 25. The order is out of respect for Army Cpl. Francis J. Rochon of the United States Army who lost his life in the Korean War. ... Copyright 2020 WEAU.