why are flags half staff in alabama?
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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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TAMPA, Fla. — Flags will fly at half-staff today in Florida. It's a silent salute to the federal, state and local peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. May 15 marks National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which occurs annually during National Police Week.
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the United States and Texas flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Georgia congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, who died Friday night at 80 years old.
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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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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. The national flag is dropped to half its normal height at times when the nation is in mourning or after a national tragedy.
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Gov. DeSantis orders flags to half-staff to honor Pensacola shooting victims. 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.
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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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Flags Are Lowered to Half Staff to Honor the Memory of Congressman Elijah Cummings and will Remain Lowered Until Sunset Friday, October 18th, 2019. President Donald J.
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(WLBT) - Governor Phil Bryant has ordered that all flags in the state of Mississippi be lowered to half staff following the recent shootings in our nation. He issued a state executive order Sunday afternoon. President Trump tweeted and ordered all flags to be lowered through Thursday, August 8th.
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Why are flags half-staff today? 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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Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered all national and state flags to be flown at half-mast at the county courthouse in Collier County and Naples City Hall on Friday in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Marc Anthony Scialdo. ... Florida Governor Rick Scott has directed that all state and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in St.
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Gov. David Ige has ordered the U.S. and Hawaii state flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday in honor of the late state Sen. Breene Harimoto. On Monday, the state flag will be flown at the Capitol in honor of Harimoto, as a gift to his family.
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In North Carolina, flags are half staff from January 13-19 in honor of SSG Ian Paul McLaughlin, 29, and Pfc. ... In Illinois, flags are half staff through January 18 in honor of Army SPC Henry Jarrett “Mitch” Mayfield Jr. Mayfield was killed in an attack by al-Shabab on a base used by U.S. and Kenyan military in Manda Bay.
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Half-masting Flags are flown at the half-mast position at City Hall and municipal facilities as a sign of respect, condolence or to commemorate significant dates.
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Governor Little orders flags at half-staff in honor of fallen soldier. Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little has ordered all U.S. and state flags in Idaho to be flown at half-staff on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in honor of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Dustin B. Ard.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to fly at half-staff following the death of Springville firefighter Jared Echols, who died earlier this week during training. The governor said the flags will remain lowered until sunset on Friday, June 21. ... He later was pronounced dead.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Friday, August 24, 2018, to sunset on Saturday, August 25, 2018, in honor and remembrance of former Congressman Leonard Boswell. ... Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.