Private citizens are encouraged, but not required, to lower their personal flags in accordance with state proclamations.

The coordinated gestures reflect a broader American tradition of paying tribute during moments of significant loss.

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut’s governor directed U.S. and state flags to half staff to mark 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Gov. Ned Lamont said the flags will be lowered ...

Patriot Day is observed every year on Sept. 11 to honor the memories of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The Florida flag and U.S. flag should be flown at half-staff on Thursday, Sept. 11. Americans ...

United States and Texas flags will fly at half-staff in Houston as part of a nationwide response to the shooting at a Minneapolis church this week that killed two children and left 17 others wounded.

Flags are at half-staffin Arizona and across the U.S. through sunset on Sept. 14 after longtime Trump ally Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking in Utah. President Donald Trump ordered flags to be ...

Old Glory is the only flag flying outside Detroit Lakes City Hall. You won’t see the Minnesota state flag — the retired one or the new one that a number of communities refuse to hoist on flagpoles.

The observances will pay tribute to individuals who made significant contributions or sacrifices to the country and their ...

Flags are flying at half-staff across five U.S. states this weekend. These gestures of remembrance and mourning honor victims of tragedy, public servants, and military personnel in ceremonies observed ...