Each directive honors a separate loss, with observances spread across various dates and locations.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Flags are flying at half-staff across the United States this week in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died ...

Washington state flags will be at half-staff Friday, honoring Major Ariana Savino, who died in a combat mission in Iraq.

The Stars and Stripes will fly at half-staff across two states in America today after a nationwide alert over the weekend to honor those killed in the Pearl Harbor bombings. Today, the state flags of ...

Flags have been lowered to half-staff in Washington state and across the United States in honor of the victims of the Aug. 27 attack on a Minnesota church. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation ...

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...

David McGehee was attending an event at the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion when he looked up at the flag flying over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags will be flying at half-staff Thursday, Sept. 11, across Florida and the United States for Patriot Day. Twenty-four years ago ...