Each directive honors a separate loss, with observances spread across various dates and locations.

These public orders commemorate losses including of fallen first responders, veteran public servants and a young service member.

David McGehee was attending an event at the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion when he looked up at the flag flying over the ...

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 ...