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When the flag is being flown at half staff what is the military procedure?
http://www.united-states-flag.com/half-staff.html
Can us flag and state flag be hung together?
The American Flag should always be flown higher than the state flag and should be flown a half-mast when in peril or in rememberance.
Why did they consider flying the flag at half staff for game four of the 1969 world series?
October 15, 1969 was the date of the Vietnam Moratorium Day, a day of demonstration held to protest the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Then New York City Mayor John Lindsay ordered all flags at city buildings be flown at half staff as part of the Moratorium. Since Shea Stadium was owned by the city, Lindsay wanted the flag at the game also flown at half staff. MLB Comissioner Bowie Kuhn said no.
What does it mean when the flag is flown at half staff?
Flying the U.S. flag at half-staff (also called "half mast") is an expression of honor and respect for the dead.The flag is flown regularly at half-staff from sunrise until noon on Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, then flown from the top of the staff from noon until sunset.It is flown at half-staff all day from sunrise until sunset on Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15), except when it falls on Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday of May), on Patriot Day (September 11) and on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7). In 2001, President George W. Bush also approved a law requiring Federal buildings to fly half-staff in rememberance of fallen firefighters along with the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service, typically celebrated the second Sunday in October.In addition to these regular remembrances, The US flag is flown half-mast for the following:30 days after the death of a current or former president10 days after the death of a current vice president, current Speaker of the House or current/retired chief justice.From death to interment for a former associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president, the Senate president pro tem or a state/territory governorFor the day after the death of a member of Congress.Any presidential proclamation, particularly after a national tragedy, natural disaster or in honor of someone of great social/political importance, such as the Boston Marathon bombing, 9/11 or in rememberance of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
What is the rule for putting the flag up correctly?
when the flag is only half way up,it is called flying at "half staff".(The staff is the flagpole.)This is done to honor someone important who has died.
Where is the US flag never flown at half staff?
The moon
Why is flag flown at half staff on Mackinac Island Michigan?
The flag is always flow at half staff due to the location of Post Cemetary. This is one of four Cemetaries in the US where the flag is permanently flown at half mast. It is an old tradition.
How long should the flag be flown at half-staff when the president dies?
It should be held at half-staff for a week.
How long should flag be flown at half staff when president dies?
It should be held at half-staff for a week.
Should the flag be flown at half staff on 911?
Half mast. And yes, IMO.
When a public figure dies what position on a flag pole is the flag flown?
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
When a public figure dies what position on the flag pole is the flag flown?
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
When a public figure dies at what position on the flag pole is the flag flown?
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
Do you hang a flag at half staff if somebody dies?
It is flown at half mast , to pay our respect.
What day is the flag half mast until noon?
It's half-staff, not half mast (I made the same mistake earlier today). The United States Flag Code calls for the U. S. flag to be flown at half-staff only until noon only on Memorial Day. Every other day on which the flag is flown at half-staff, it is until sunset.
How long should a flag be flown at half-staff after the President of the United States dies?
A flag is flown at half-staff for 30 days for the death of a sitting or former President, 10 days for the death of a sitting Vice-President.
Who has authority to order American flags flown half staff?
Only the President or a state Governor can order when and for how long the American flag is to be flown at half-staff on government property.
