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  2. Notice flags at half-staff today? Here’s why - AOL

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    May 15, 2024 at 11:29 AM. Yes, state and U.S. flags were at half-staff today, May 15. Here’s why: May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12 through 18 is Police Week, and President Joe ...

  3. Why are flags at half-staff? Peace Officers Memorial Day is ...

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    Flags will be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, May 15. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's website offers flag status for such occasions. ... Why is the US flag at half-staff or half-mast today, May ...

  4. Why are flags at half-staff today? Peace Officers Memorial ...

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    By order of the governor, the state flag shall be displayed at half-staff on a person's death as a mark of respect to the memory of that person, according to Gov. Abbott's website. It is ...

  5. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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    The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff ( American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect ...

  6. Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. May 13, 2024 at 3:37 AM. Flags across the United States will be flown at half-staff Wednesday, May 15 for Peace Officers Memorial Day. "On Peace ...

  7. Why are flags at half-staff in New Jersey? What to know - AOL

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    President or former president: Flags should fly at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels in the United States and its territories.

  8. Why flags are at half-staff, half-mast today in Ohio? - AOL

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    Flags on public buildings and grounds throughout Ohio are being flown at half-staff on Sunday as part of the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. ... The annual memorial service is ...

  9. President Biden orders flags to fly at half-staff in ... - AOL

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    The flag of the United States should be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the ...