why are the flags at half staff today in maryland?
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Maryland will fly its state flag at half-staff through sunset Sunday to honor victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers and fallen heroes. Gov. ... “Today, our state marks a solemn milestone – more than 1,000 Marylanders have lost their lives to COVID-19.
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Flags are flying at full staff today. Pursuant to authority outlined in the U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, the Governor of a State is authorized to proclaim that the National Flag be flown at half-staff.
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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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– Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, June 12, 2020 to honor the life and service of Monroe County Sheriff's animal control officer Darrian Young, who was killed on June 6 when her patrol car was struck by another vehicle.
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Why are flags half-staff today? 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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Governor Henry McMaster orders that the flags atop the State Capitol Building be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Friday, July 17, 2020, in honor of former Adjutant General Stanhope S.
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Governor Tim Walz has directed all flags at state and federal buildings in Minnesota to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, July 19. He has directed flags to fly at half staff on the 19th of every month through 2020 to remember, mourn, and honor lives lost due to COVID-19.
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in honor of Mr. George Floyd, a native North Carolinian killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Flags at half-staff to honor Officer Gutierrez Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Tacoma Police Officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez, 45, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Friday, December 9, 2016.
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A Presidential Proclamation Called for Flags to be Half-Staff through October 18 in Honor of Elijah Cummings. On Thursday, October 17, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation for flags to fly half-staff through sunset on Friday, October 18.
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PIERRE, S.D. – Upon the directive of President Donald Trump, Governor Kristi Noem ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff beginning Sunday, June 2nd until sunset on June 4, 2019 to honor the victims of the tragedy in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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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 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 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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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.
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Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2020, in recognition of the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day.
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Hogan Orders Maryland Flag To Be Flown At Half-Staff Through Sunday To Honor COVID-19 Victims. ... “Today, our state marks a solemn milestone—more than 1,000 Marylanders have lost their lives to COVID-19. I have ordered flags lowered to half-staff to commemorate their lives and to honor their memories.
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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.