Flags throughout the U.S. are being flown at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died in December. They will be raised in a few days.

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 Dec. 29. Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.