Typically when flags are ordered to be flown at half-staff that remains in place for the entire day, but under U.S. flag code, Memorial Day observances require the flag to be flown at full-staff ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

But of course. Flag Day is described thusly by no less than the Associated Press: The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, June 7 to honor Staff Sergeant Loring E. Lord of Somerville.. SSG Lord served in the U.S ...

Flags in Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, and South Carolina remained at half-staff this week to honor former politicians and legislators from the state who recently passed away. Among them was US ...

However, it’s not all solemn observances. ... Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 20 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415-473-7000. www.marincenter.marincounty.gov. Hillsborough Memorial Day.

American flags are to be flown at half-staff until the day of interment. Here's what to know. Flags are being flown at half-staff after the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21.

The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, placed more than 260,000 flags at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. The Tradition, known as “Flags In ...