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Tweet Email Notification Sign up today to receive email half-staff notifications! Display Half Staff Notifications on your site with our Half Staff Widgets: script src="https://halfstaff.org/widgets/us-half-staff-flags.js"/script National Widget American Flag Add the Widget to your Site! Get the Widget code HEREHistorical State Half-Staff Notices: START: 2021-04-21 END: 2021-04-24 Half Staff – Honoring Walter Mondale ***** UPDATE ***** It is reported that former Vice President Walter Mondale’s funeral services are being scheduled for September. While there has not been a formal communication from the White House to raise flags, United States flags at the White House and U.S. Capitol have been returned to full-staff. We would recommend following their lead and return United States flags to full-staff. ***** UPDATE ***** Per the United States Flag Code below, United States Flags should be lowered to half-staff immediately honoring former Vice President Walter Mondale(1977-1981), who passed away April 18, 2021 at the age of 93. 4 U.S. Code § 7 – Position and manner of display (m) The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law. In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives ; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress. The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. As used in this subsection *** flags should remain at half staff until the sunset on the day the interment. The day of interment has not been disclosed at this time. We will send an email when the date of interment has been established and when flags should be returned to full staff. START: 2021-04-15 END: 2021-04-19 Half-Staff – Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianpolis, Indiana START: 2021-04-01 END: 2021-04-05 Half-Staff – Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers START: 2021-04-22 END: 2021-04-26 Half Staff – for Victims in Boulder, CO START: 2021-03-17 END: 2021-03-21 Half-Staff for the Victims in Atlanta START: 2021-02-21 END: 2021-02-25 Half Staff Remembering the 500,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19 START: 2021-01-09 END: 2021-01-11 Half-Staff Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers START: 2020-12-07 END: 2020-12-07 Half Staff in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day START: 2020-10-03 END: 2020-10-03 Half Staff – National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service START: 2020-09-17 END: 2020-09-28 Half Staff in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg START: 2020-09-11 END: 2020-09-11 Patriot Day START: 2020-07-17 END: 2020-07-18 Half Staff In Honor of John Lewis START: 2021-05-31 END: 2021-05-31 Half Staff From Sunrise Until Noon for Memorial Day START: 2020-05-24 END: 2020-05-24 Half Staff From Sunrise Until Noon for Memorial Day START: 2020-05-22 END: 2020-05-24 Half Staff for Covid-19 Victims START: 2020-05-14 END: 2020-05-14 Half Staff for Covid-19 Victims START: 2021-05-15 END: 2021-05-15 May 15, 2021 – Peace Officers Memorial Day A PROCLAMATION ON PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND POLICE WEEK, 2021 Every day, we ask a great deal of the men and women of our Nation’s law enforcement agencies; from ensuring public safety, to serving as front-line workers, to responding to incidents involving domestic violence, substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and homelessness, often with limited resources. Every morning, our Nation’s law enforcement officers pin on a badge and go to work, not knowing what the day will bring, and hoping to come home safely. This year, even as the COVID-19 pandemic took a physical, mental, and emotional toll, our officers, deputies, and troopers demonstrated courage and dedication in continuing to support our communities. As we recognize Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, we honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty, and thank them on behalf of this grateful Nation for their service. The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has strained State, local, and Tribal budgets — forcing many communities to stretch their funding, consider layoffs, and reduce public services. My Administration will support our Nation’s law enforcement agencies and officers and work to ensure they have the resources and research tools they need to do their jobs successfully and the funding necessary to enhance officer safety and wellness, including improving access to mental health services. We will also continue to bolster initiatives that protect our law enforcement officers’ physical safety — including those that provide for bulletproof vests and active shooter training. This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement. These deaths have resulted in a profound fear, trauma, pain, and exhaustion for many Black and brown Americans, and the resulting breakdown in trust between law enforcement and the communities they have sworn to protect and serve ultimately makes officers’ jobs harder and more dangerous as well. In order to rebuild that trust, our State, local, and Federal Government and law enforcement agencies must...