why is the american flag flying at half mast?
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As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on May 31, 2019, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the ...
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Flags at half-staff today to honor Neil Armstrong. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Thursday that all state-government agencies will fly the American flag and the state flag at half-staff from sunrise until sunset today to honor Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who became the first to ...
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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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Under federal law (4 U.S.C. ... Governors of U.S. states and territories are authorized by federal law to order all U.S. and state flags in their jurisdiction flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for a former or current state official who has died, or for a member of the armed forces who has died in active duty.
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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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Days the American flag should be flown at half-staff: May 15th – Peace Officers Memorial Day. Last Monday in May – Memorial Day (half-staff until noon only, then raise to the top of the staff) July 27th – Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
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Half-mast is the term used to flying a flag midway between the summit and bottom of the flagpole on a ship, with the 'mast' in 'half-mast' being derived from the ship's mast. Half-mast is reserved primarily for ships when flags fly halfway during times of distress or mourning.
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U.S. and Hawaii flags will fly at at half-staff until Friday in honor of two police officers slain in the line of duty on Sunday, Gov. David Ige announced Monday. ... Flags will also be flown at half-mast from sunrise until sunset on the day of services for each of the fallen officers.
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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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At the most basic level, the flag is a symbol of national mourning or remembrance. It is most frequently flown at half-staff when a national figure dies, but it can also be lowered as a sign of sympathy or support for foreign nations going through periods of mourning.
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Fly the American flag at half staff from your flag pole on December 7th to honor those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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, effective immediately for thirty days, as a mark of respect for the memory of former President George H.W. Bush.
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Flags To Half Staff For Alexander Police Officer Scott Hutton. Governor Asa Hutchinson has ordered the United States flag and the state flag of Arkansas to fly at half-staff in honor of Alexander Police Officer Scott Hutton. The flag will remain at half-staff until sunset Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
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Earlier this month, the governors of several hard-hit states ordered their public buildings to fly flags at half-staff, including New York, Massachusetts and Colorado. ... The process is reversed when lowering the flag at the end of the day — except for Memorial Day, when the display is shortened.
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The president may order the flag to be flown at half-staff to mark the death of other officials, former officials, or foreign dignitaries. In addition to these occasions, the president may order half-staff display of the flag after other tragic events.
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States Are Lowering Their Flags in Honor of Those No Longer with Us. In Texas, U.S. and state flags are flying half-staff February 2 through the day of interment for Officer Alan McCollum. The Corpus Christi police officer was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop.
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Presidential proclamations also call for the flag to be flown at half-staff on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7), ... Bush approved legislation requiring the United States flag to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters.