by Elsewhere 11 Replies latest jw friends
Ever since President Reagan died a few weeks ago on June 5th, all of the flags in the Dallas area have been flying at Half Mast. I can understand flying them like this for a week or so, but they are still at Half Mast to this day.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Does no one want to be the first to stop flying their flags as Half Mast?
Am I just not aware of a certain time limit for the death of presidents?
Yeah, all the flags here are half-mast too.
I believe the national policy is that flags fly at half-staff (since a mast is on a ship) for 30 days after the death of any ex-president. I recall the same official mourning period when President Nixon died. Not sure what happens if a sitting president dies, the last one to do so was Kennedy, and I was quite young then and didn't pay attention to such things.
Uhh Ohhh! Then I took my flag down too soon!
yes, they are.
Regan lived a full fruitful life. We will all die at some point.
One week is enough already.
PROC. NO. 3044. DISPLAY OF FLAG AT HALF-STAFF UPON DEATH OF CERTAIN
OFFICIALS AND FORMER OFFICIALS
Proc. No. 3044, Mar. 1, 1954, 19 F.R. 1235, as amended by Proc.
No. 3948, Dec. 12, 1969, 34 F.R. 19699, provided:
WHEREAS it is appropriate that the flag of the United States of
America be flown at half-staff on Federal buildings, grounds, and
facilities upon the death of principal officials and former
officials of the Government of the United States and the Governors
of the States, Territories, and possessions of the United States as
a mark of respect to their memory; and
WHEREAS it is desirable that rules be prescribed for the uniform
observance of this mark of respect by all executive departments and
agencies of the Government, and as a guide to the people of the
Nation generally on such occasions:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United
States of America and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the
United States, do hereby prescribe and proclaim the following rules
with respect to the display of the flag of the United States of
America at half-staff upon the death of the officials hereinafter
designated:
1. The flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on
all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government
in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and
its Territories and possessions for the period indicated upon the
death of any of the following-designated officials or former
officials of the United States:
(a) The President or a former President: for thirty days from the
day of death.
The flag shall also be flown at half-staff for such period at all
United States embassies, legations, and other facilities abroad,
including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
(b) The Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief
Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of
Representatives: for ten days from the day of death.
(c) An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the
Cabinet, a former Vice President, the President pro tempore of the
Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of
the Senate, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, or
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives: from the day
of death until interment.
2. The flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on
all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government
in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia on the day of
death and on the following day upon the death of a United States
Senator, Representative, Territorial Delegate, or the Resident
Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and it shall
also be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval
vessels of the Federal Government in the State, Congressional
District, Territory, or Commonwealth of such Senator,
Representative, Delegate, or Commissioner, respectively, from the
day of death until interment.
3. The flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on
all buildings and grounds of the Federal Government in a State,
Territory, or possession of the United States upon the death of the
Governor of such State, Territory, or possession from the day of
death until interment.
4. In the event of the death of other officials, former
officials, or foreign dignitaries, the flag of the United States
shall be displayed at half-staff in accordance with such orders or
instructions as may be issued by or at the direction of the
President, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices
not inconsistent with law.
5. The heads of the several departments and agencies of the
Government may direct that the flag of the United States be flown
at half-staff on buildings, grounds, or naval vessels under their
jurisdiction on occasions other than those specified herein which
they consider proper, and that suitable military honors be rendered
as appropriate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this 1st day of March in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the one
hundred and seventy-eighth.
(seal) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In this state the governor issued this:
Flags Fly At Half-staff To Honor Former President Ronald Reagan:"Effective immediately, the Governor has directed that Federal and State flags shall be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and state grounds until sunset July 4th, 2004, as a mark of respect for former President of the United States of America, Ronald W. Reagan.?
Thanks for the clarification, this was bugging me too. I thought it was for Reagan but then I've been seen some POW/MIA flags flying half-mast as well and just figured it was for them.
THANK YOU!!!! One less thing to stop bugging the hell outta me :)
Like Generalissimo Francisco Franco, President Ronald Regan is still dead.
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