Flying the flag at half-staff is showing respect and loss of a leader or a good person.
Quotes about half-staff (6 Quotes)
In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death.
We were watching all news stations and websites waiting for the order from the president or the mayor to lower the flags to half-staff. We finally received it Tuesday and most of the facilities in the city lowered their flags in honor of her burial.
As a mark of respect for the memory of Rosa Parks, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff,
The Palestinian Authority ordered flags lowered to half-staff for one day and declared a three-day period of mourning. It's a very sad day for Palestinians, and we extend our condolences to King Abdullah and the Jordanian people, ... We condemn this attack vehemently.
The charity golf tournament raises money for the Dan Quayle Center and Museum in Huntington. As today's participants signed in, the flag at the Orchard Ridge County Club waved at half-staff to honor the memory of both Judge William Rehnquist, and the victims of Hurricane Katrina, a storm which has affected Quayle personally. My daughter and her husband live in New Orleans and they've been staying with us for the last week, ... It's been a roller coaster. They haven't been able to return to New Orleans, they don't know when they'll be able to go back. My daughter runs charter schools down there. When she goes back, she doesn't even know if she's gonna have a job.