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Flags in Pennsylvania are at half staff to honor Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, commemorating the lives lost during the 1941 attack. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation urging Americans to reflect on the courage of service members and to fly flags at half-staff in their memory.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper have ordered all state and U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday to honor the late former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. O'Connor passed away on December 1 at the age of 93.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff in remembrance of the lives lost during the Sandy Hook tragedy 11 years ago. The flags will remain lowered from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, December 14. Governor Lamont emphasized the need to protect and reinforce the message of love and unity that emerged in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, commemorating the lives lost and the brave veterans of World War II. The directive applies to all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the state.
President Joe Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff nationwide from November 25 to November 29 in honor of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away at the age of 96 on November 19. Memorial services will be held in Atlanta and Plains, and Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, will attend the service in Atlanta. Carter was known for her advocacy for equal rights, mental health, and caregivers. Her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, has been in hospice care since February. The public will have opportunities to pay respects during the motorcade routes.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until Thursday in honor of the eight people killed in a mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. The shooting occurred on May 6, 2023, and the flags are being lowered as proclaimed by President Joe Biden. The shooter was killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to honor the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service and pay respects to firefighters and first responders who risk their lives to protect people. The flags will remain lowered all day Sunday.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered all U.S. and Ohio flags at public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff on May 7 in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The annual event held in Emmitsburg, Maryland, honors and remembers firefighters who lost their lives over the previous year as well as those in previous years who will be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia on Sunday, April 16, 2023, in memory and respect of the 16th Anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting which took the lives of 32 people.