why are flags at half mast today ga?
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Flags across Georgia will fly at half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Governor Kemp signed an Executive Order on May 11 ordering the flags at half mast on Friday 'as a mark of respect for the officers who serve, and in memory of the officers who have fallen.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to be flown half-staff to honor the life of civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. ... Ivey said flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset today. “As a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, he is a proud son of Alabama,” Ivey said in a statement issued Saturday morning.
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Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state building be lowered to half-staff today, June 30, 2020 in honor and remembrance of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Firefighters who lost their lives battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. ... Our prayers are with the family and loved ones of the Yarnell 19.
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Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on July 2, 2020, to honor Peoria Police Officer Jason Judd. ... “A 21-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department, Officer Judd put his life on the line every day to keep Arizonans safe.
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in honor of Mr. George Floyd, a native North Carolinian killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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The flag is at half-staff in honor of U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia who died yesterday. ... Governor Inslee extended the half-staff respect in Washington state until Monday evening, July 20.
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This day honors Fallen Heroes who have lost their lives in service to our State during the last year. This is to advise that Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half-staff at noon, today, Thursday, April 30, 2020 in remembrance of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Originally Published: July 23, 2019 12:05 a.m. In coordination with the Presidential proclamation, Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in honor of retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
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While you were out and about today, you may have noticed flags are at half-staff. Here's why: They have been lowered to mark May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, held in honor of federal, state and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
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US Flags at Half-Staff on Monday, September 11, 2017 in Honor of Patriot Day « HALF STAFF AMERICAN FLAG NOTIFICATIONS.
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(WTVM) - Flags were flown half-staff throughout Alabama Tuesday, March 3. Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that flags were to be lowered in remembrance of the Lee County tornado victims. ... The flags were flown at half-staff until sunset.
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The United States flag flies at half-staff (or half-mast) when the nation or a state is in mourning. The president, through a presidential proclamation, a state governor, or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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February 14, 2020. Florida: By order of the Governor, all flags at state facilities will fly at half-staff Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, for Marjory Stoneman Douglas Remembrance Day, as a sign of respect for the victims of the shooting at Parkland High School two years ago. ... 14, 2020, in honor of Spc.
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Wyoming flag ordered at half-staff for today. ... — Flags will fly at half-staff today through noon Monday in honor of Memorial Day and the President's proclamation of a day of prayer for permanent peace.
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#Florida Gov. Rick Scott directed that flags be flown at half staff today in honor and memory of former State Representative Edward J. "Ted" Ewing. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1976-1982 and also was a U.S. Army veteran.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Florida be lowered immediately and flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday. The order applies to all local and state buildings throughout Florida.
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Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday ordered flags across Alabama to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday in honor of a Huntsville police officer gunned down in the line of duty last week. ... “We offer our heartfelt condolences and prayers to his wife and five children, the Huntsville Police Department and the city of Huntsville.”