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The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect ...
Yes, state and U.S. flags were at half-staff today, May 15. Here’s why: May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12 through 18 is Police Week, and President Joe Biden issued a proclamation ...
Why are the flags at half-staff today in Wisconsin? Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #223 ordering American flags and the Wisconsin state flag to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15 ...
Flags will be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, May 15. Gov. Greg Abbott's website offers flag status for such occasions. What to know.
Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff. Half-staff is the term used for flags on land, particularly in the United States. Half-staff describes ...
Because of this, the U.S. flag is always the highest-placed flag unless other national flags are present, in which case all national flags are flown at the same level. Half-staff or half-mast?
A flag is seen at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Flags often fly at half-staff to honor at national tragedy, holiday, or the death of a government official, military ...
Here’s what we know about why. U.S. and state flags in Washington flew at half-staff Tuesday for former state Rep. Georgette Valle, who died July 10 at age 99. Gov. Jay Inslee issued the ...