Such tributes tend to follow deaths of officials or first responders and are carried out under state rules on timing and ...
There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and ...
Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.
US flags are lowered across Kansas and New Jersey to honor the passing of public servants Evora Wheeler and Dick Zimmer.
It all began in 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution declaring the flag of the United States would have 13 ...