Governors have ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of local losses.

The Stars and Stripes will fly at half-staff in five U.S. states today to honor public servants and mark local losses. Half-staff flag orders are nationally recognized symbols of collective mourning, ...

Flags are flown at half-staff on December 7 for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships. Flags in Arizona and ...

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.