What are some of the reasons a flag would be raised half-staff?

Question

I would like to see if anyone knows why a flag would be half-staff today...are there any reasons or perhaps someone forgot to raise the flag today

Answer 1

Official Dates to fly half-Staff:

Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15th

Memorial Day, last Monday in May (Flag raised to full staff at noon)

Korean War Veterans Day, July 27th

Patriot Day, September 11th

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7th

Other Rules:

Only the President and state Governors can decide when and how long the flag should be flown at half-staff.

Thirty days after the death of a president or former president

Ten days after the death of a vice president, the chief of justice or a retired chief of justice or the speaker of the house of representatives.

Until the burial of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, secretary of a military department, a former vice president, or the governor of a state, territory, or possession.

On the day of and the day after the death of a member of Congress.

On Memorial Day, the day set aside to honor all the people who have died while serving the United States & originally called Decoration Day, the flag is flown at half-Staff until noon, then raised to full staff until sundown.

Answer 2

Flags are flown at half-staff to honor the deaths of prinicipal figures of government--and there are specifics of how many days depending on the office of the person--or others (such as fallen soldiers) as ordered by the president of governor.

It's also flown at half-staff on certain holidays like Memorial Day (only until noon on Memorial Day).

By the way, it's not "raised" to half staff. It's fully raised, then lowered to half staff.

Answer 3

At the death of a former president, is the first one that comes to mind. Our flags were lowered to half-mast for days after September 11. They're also lowered at Memorial Day. The president can issue a proclamation to lower flags at any time, for any special reason, but I believe it's usually to honor the dead.

Answer 4

Usually the death of a president or another high ranking death in the government.

Answer 5

Death of a person, or multiple deaths (i.e. 9/11)