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Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, ...
Flags are lowered on Thursday in honor and remembrance of Iowa Senator Rocky De Witt, who died of pancreatic cancer on June ...
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to ...
North Carolina and U.S. flags are at half-staff to honor slain Cherokee County Sheriff Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes. Governor Josh Stein issued the order, and other entities are encouraged ...
Flags will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, June 30, in Arizona. Here's why, plus the difference between half-staff and ...
Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated the flag position on Flag Day. They are at full staff. Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full ...
Flags will be lowered for part of the day on May 26 in Arizona and across the country. Here's why and the difference between half-staff and half-mast.
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.
United States flags are lowered to half-staff for varying reasons, typically in mourning or on a day of remembrance. Here's what to know about why the flag is flown at half-staff today.
Flags should be flown at half-staff on May 15 across the United States to honor officers who have died in the line of duty. Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15 comes during Police Week.
U.S. flags are half staff today in Michigan, to honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins who died during a training accident in Lithuania.
Flags across Texas and the United States were lowered to half-staff last week in honor of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on April 21. As of early Monday, the governor’s office still ...