US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to ensure that flags on federal property will fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day. "By the authority vested in me by the Constitution ...
There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day ...
However, one detail about Inauguration Day has been causing debate among Congress and state leaders, and that is whether the American flag will be raised. According to the U.S. Flag Code, the American ...
including a national tragedy or on Memorial Day. Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those ...