Why is the united states flag at half mast
When to Fly the US Flag at Half Staff
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according to the flag code there are
specific periods of time which were
designated as morning with the flag at
half-staff for various federal officials
for instance say President of the United
States or former president it's 30 days
for some other individual it's from
death to when they're buried the day of
the funeral governors have also been
given that authority to declare a period
of half-staff so when there is someone
who has died who is not on the list that
it's automatic then the president issues
presidential proclamation stating who
has died and and why they're being
honored and what the period will be that
the flag is flown at half-staff a
governor can also do that there have
been instances where say a student at a
local high school dies and I don't think
it's inappropriate on the day of their
funeral if the cortege is passing by the
school to have the school's flag at
half-staff but just for that brief
period but normally speaking we fly the
flag at half-staff to show the entire
nation is mourning not just one
individual or one family
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