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Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. May 13, 2024 at 6:37 AM. ... Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land, at least in the U.S.
On ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Flags to fly half-staff ...
The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Sunday. What's the difference between half-staff and half-mast?
Everywhere we checked, states are interpreting Biden's order to mean Dec. 19, the day of O'Connor's funeral service.
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 ...
After the death of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain — with whom Trump had a fractious relationship — in 2018, the Stars and Stripes were briefly lowered to half-staff over the weekend but went back up to full height the following Monday, while flags at the U.S. Capitol and elsewhere stayed at half-staff. The flag was lowered again to ...
Why is the flag at half-staff today in Florida? Biden ordered the flag to be flown at half-staff as a "mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence" that took place Oct. 25 ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said flags will fly at half-staff across the state to honor the late U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas.