Why are flags ... flag is flown at half-staff, it conveys a message of respect and mourning. Federal Flags says this custom is most often observed following the death of a government official ...

Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of ...

"The Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially ... has directed flags to half-staff to honor law enforcement officers killed on duty, Navy members killed in a ...