There are five days in 2025 when flags are scheduled to be flown at half-staff. It's half-mast if you're on a ship.

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

In my long career in the Army, I learned the importance of placing the flags at half-staff for certain dates throughout the ...

The American Legion Honor Guard will conduct a ceremony recognizing the Four Chaplains in World War II who gave up their ...

City council approved a set of changes to the city’s flag and proclamation protocol in a unanimous vote ... of Israel’s national independence day, as was allowed under the policy.

January 20." There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial ...

A local school board recently made a small update to its flag protocol. On January 21, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) updated its flag protocol at a By-Law/Policies ...

A council has cancelled controversial plans to hand out double-sided Australian and Aboriginal flags at citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day following backlash. The flags were first distribut ...

A B.C. veteran said ... recently noticed the flag outside was ripped down the middle and had seen better days. “If you’re obligated to fly a flag, fly it within protocol,” Vida told Global ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

Gubernatorial press aide Christian Slater confirmed flag protocols will be followed. According to that protocol from the Department of Veterans Affairs, “flags should fly at half-staff for 30 days at ...