The U.S. Flag Code specifies that on days of mourning, flags should be raised to the peak before being lowered to half-staff, where they remain until sunset. Residents and officials across Florida are ...

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse ...

You might notice flags around California flying at half-staff or half-mast, as incorrectly called when not on ships. Gov.

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered Iowa flags lowered from sunrise to sunset for Pvt. James Harrington, who will be buried 81 years ...

Gov. Mike DeWine ordered some of Ohio's U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff Tuesday to honor slain Morrow County Sheriff's Office deputy Daniel Sherrer.

To position the flag at half-staff, first raise the flag to the peak ... unless it is the ensign responding to a salute from a ship of a foreign nation. —When a flag is so tattered that it ...

Here's why flags are flying at half-staff, and why President-elect ... term that refers to flags being flown halfway up the mast on a ship, not a flag pole. "They think it’s so great, and ...

Update on 2025 Trump stimulus Former TV survival celebrity hunts, kills and eats invasive critters in the Everglades On ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast.

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. What are Jimmy Carter's ...

Flags will be a half-staff in Wisconsin and across the ... incorrectly using the term that refers to flags being flown halfway up the mast on a ship, not a flag pole. "They think it’s so great ...

Typically, the difference between the two is where the flag is being flown. Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land. There are specific holidays ...

Typically, the difference between the two is where the flag is being flown. Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land. Arizona is changing rules ...