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Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. According to Biden's proclamation ...

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Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...

Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. How long will flags be lowered?

on Nov. 6, 2024. Credit - Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images United States flags are set to be flown at half-staff this month as an official sign of grieving former President Jimmy Carter, who died on ...