Half Mast proclomations
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When to fly at half mast
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
How to fly your flag at half-Staff:
  • When raising the flag to half staff, always raise it briskly to the top of the flagpole for a moment before lowering it. When taking it down, raise it to the top of the flagpole again & lower it to the bottom.
  • When the United States flag is flown at half-staff, State & other flags should be removed or flown at half-staff too.

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