why are flags at half staff today in virginia?
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(WWBT) - Governor Ralph Northam has ordered that all U.S. and Virginia flags be lowered at half-staff on Monday to honor the memory of officer Katie Thyne. ... Friday, Governor Northam ordered that all flags across the Commonwealth be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Monday, Feb. 3.
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all US and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, May 15, 2020 in observance of National Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Statement from Governor Roy Cooper: “The men and women we remember today gave their lives to protect ours.
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Hogan Orders Maryland Flag To Be Flown At Half-Staff Through Sunday To Honor COVID-19 Victims. ... “Today, our state marks a solemn milestone—more than 1,000 Marylanders have lost their lives to COVID-19. I have ordered flags lowered to half-staff to commemorate their lives and to honor their memories.
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President Trump has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Virginia. ... Tim Walz issued a statement Saturday ordering all flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff through Tuesday, in accordance with Trump's proclamation.
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Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff on Memorial Day. DENVER – Today, Gov. Polis ordered the Colorado and American flags be lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise until noon, on Monday, May 25, 2020, in recognition of Memorial Day, and as proclaimed by President Trump.
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, throughout the day on October 18, 2019. As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative Elijah E.
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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 7 in honor of the National Firefighters Memorial Service. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag will be lowered to half staff as well because no flag may fly higher than the United States flag.
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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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Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning today, Monday, June 1, 2020 through sunset for a Day of Mourning to honor those who passed away from the novel coronavirus.
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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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Trump, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on May 15, 2020 in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... President Trump's proclamation designating May 15, 2020 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 10-16, 2020 as Police Week can be found here.
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Flags at SC State House to be lowered at half-staff Friday to honor late SC Adjutant General. Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered that the flags atop the South Carolina State House be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on July 17 to honor former Adjutant General Stanhope Spears, Sr.
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In tribute to the sacrifices of our armed services personnel, Governor Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 25 until 12 noon in honor of Memorial Day.
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Days the American flag should be flown at half-staff: May 15th – Peace Officers Memorial Day. Last Monday in May – Memorial Day (half-staff until noon only, then raise to the top of the staff) July 27th – Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
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Ralph Northam ordered that the flags of the United States and Virginia are to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth in respect and memory of Newport News Police Officer Katherine M. ... The flags will be lowered at sunrise on Monday, Feb.
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States Are Lowering Their Flags in Honor of Those No Longer with Us. In Virginia, the state flags will be flown at half-staff for 30 days, from October 29 to November 28, in honor of Gov. Gerald Baliles. He died at the age of 79 after a battle with cancer.
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Acting Governor Habib hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, October 6, 2019, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. ... The flag is at half staff today and through Thursday until sunset.