On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground. The American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning ...

Half-staff describes a flag that is raised halfway, between the top and bottom of the flagpole. When the American flag is flown at half-staff, it conveys a message of respect and mourning.

DENVER (KDVR) — Flags in Colorado will fly at half-staff on Sunday to honor firefighters ... “We are indebted to every American who chooses this noble profession — this solemn calling ...

(WAVY) – You’ll notice flags flying at half-staff Sunday across Virginia ... to participating include the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, the Virginia Beach Convention Center ...

Flags will return to full staff on Saturday, May 3, 2025. U.S. flags are half staff today in Michigan to honor a U.S. Army staff sergeant from Battle Creek who was killed during a training ...

Flags are expected to be flown at half-staff on May 4 to honor 70 firefighters who died in 2024, including five from Florida. The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is scheduled to take ...

Horseheads flag football picked up a huge win over Elmira. With Monday’s game tied at 6 early on, the Express looked to have the momentum on the road. At the 4:53 mark of the 1st half ...

“In addition to these occasions, the president may order half-staff display of the flag after other tragic events.” American flags were also lowered for the deaths of Queen Elizabeth in ...

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 ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen law-enforcement officers around the state. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday ...

ERLANGER, Ky. (WKRC) - Flags across Kentucky are flying at half-staff on Saturday as a tribute to Army Air Force First Lieutenant Joe De Jarnette, a World War II veteran whose B-24 Liberator ...