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 ...

Flags across Florida will be lowered Thursday to honor the 49 people killed and 53 wounded during the Pulse massacre in Orlando nine years ago.

Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of former Oneida Nation Chairman Gerald L "Jerry" Danforth, ...

In honor of SSG Lord and his service to the country, flags at all Massachusetts state buildings will be lowered to half-staff ...

Half-staff refers to flags on land. Flags are flown at half-mast on nautical vessels, such as a naval ship. But the purpose is the same for both.

Flags in New York were lowered this week and will fly at half-mast again by order of the Governor. There are many reasons why flags are flown at half-staff. National tragedies, days of remembrance and ...

Half-staff refers to flags on land. Flags are flown at half-mast on nautical vessels, such as a naval ship. But the purpose is the same for both.

Previous reporting from Memphis Commercial Appeal explained that on ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast. Elsewhere ashore, flags are flown at half-staff. Iris Seaton ...

whereas flags flown on nautical vessels like a naval ship are flown at half-mast. Ultimately, the purpose behind the act is the same, even though the location is different.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Flags around Oregon were flown at half-staff on Monday in honor of Memorial Day. The federal holiday honors U.S. military personnel who have died in service. It can be a somber ...