Flags were ordered to be flown at half staff in Arizona on Friday, March 14, 2025. Here's why and the difference between half staff and half mast.

The Appleton Memorial Day Parade pays tribute to servicemen and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in defense of the United States. Organizations interested in participating in the ...

In honor of the late Sen. Geraldine Thompson, Gov. DeSantis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the Capitol and in Orange County.

They include: Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed at half-staff ... grounds and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death of ...

As you go about your day today, you may notice Texas flags flying at half-staff Thursday across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the flags at half-staff for the memorial of Congressman Sylvester ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff today in Tallahassee and Orange County in honor of Sen. Geraldine Thompson.

The Indiana County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently awarded two Indiana business for their work ...

Kathy Strong lays a brick honoring Sgt. 1st Class James Moreland atThe Pacific War Memorial by the entrance of Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Tuesday. (Kevin Knodell / ) 1 /4 Kathy Strong lays a brick ...

Flags of the United States ... lower the American flag? There are certain commemorative days when it is customary to lower the flag to half-staff: Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15, unless ...

There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S.

The "long, lanky" man carrying the American flag on Decoration Day in May 1909 was a familiar sight at patriotic events in ...