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 ...

Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags fly half-staff today in New Jersey to honor the life of Brian Hughes, the longtime county ...

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 ...

Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full-staff on June 14 in honor of Flag Day. Flag Day was started in 1885 by a Wisconsin teacher to honor the flag on the anniversary of the ...

The European Union’s delegation in New Delhi lowered its flags to half-mast in solidarity, mourning the loss of lives ...

In honor of SSG Lord and his service to the country, flags at all Massachusetts state buildings will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 7, the day when his remains will ...

It usually depends on where the flag is being flown. In America, flags flown on land are from staffs, while half-mast refers to flags flown from ships and at naval stations ashore. Lori Comstock ...

Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Wisconsin on June 13 in honor of former Major General Jerome Berard, who died on Jan 27.

What is the difference between half-mast and half-staff? 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 ...