Comments on: When to Lower the American Flag to Half Mast

By: cgoofies

cgoofies — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:31:03 +0000

I have seen the flags on base flying high when it was a civilian half mast day. I am not sure who gives the order over the military, but I would rather it be flying high than half. Besides, when it is, I have no idea why and I have been searching online for 7/26/2011.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:14:44 +0000

The Flag is simply lowered enough so that an “invisible Flag of Death” can be flown above the existing flag. It does not have to be “Half-way-down-the-flagpole” or “half-staff”. That is a generic term used to denote the width of a flag that would ordinarily be flown a shor mast/staff onboard a Naval vessel
The flag can be properly lowered to a height equal to the width of the existing flag.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:40:13 +0000

have measured my flag pole and trying to determine once I find out the half way point, do I place the top or bottom of the half way point when placing the flag at half mast.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:39:05 +0000

I have measured my flag pole and trying to determine once I find out the half way point, do I place the top or bottom of the half way point

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:34:24 +0000

Brad — stop trolling your “I hate America” trash. Get off your egotistical pseudo-intellectual soapbox! The principals upon which this country was founded on? You mean freedom from a tyrannical dictator? Hmm… seems like you need a history lesson. Invading countries for their resources? You mean like the Mexican-American War in 1846? What about the invasions into Canada in the War of 1812? Sounds like you *really* need to learn your history. If you are so concerned about American imperialism, DO SOMETHING! Sitting behind a computer screen posting a comment on a blog does nothing to counter the supposed evil of America. In fact, you are only adding to the evil, since you see America as evil and you do nothing but sit and talk.

By: Evelynn Spivey

Evelynn Spivey — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:29:26 +0000

I work at an elementary school. In the evening the janitor lowers (yanks down the flag, either throws it on the ground (even in the rain) and/or over his shoulder. It is very disrespectful. There will never be more than one individual to lower/raise the flag. What is the proper way to raise and lower our nation’s flag when there is only one person available? This seems to be an ongoing problem within this type of situation. I’m so disgusted.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:25:39 +0000

You should keep the flag down until you stop invading countries for their resources and stop torturing people. You know… as a mark of respect to the death of the principles your country was founded on.

cheers,
The World

By: Ken Savage

Ken Savage — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:57:02 +0000

I’m trying to find an official source when to lower the American flag to half staff.

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:47:09 +0000

I seem to recall that flags stay at half mast for thirty days following a president’s proclaimation that they be lowered in the first place. I am not sute when President Bush made that order, but it probably happened within one day of President Ford’s death on December 26th.

By: Ken Savage

Ken Savage — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:53:15 +0000

Hey Aaron, I subscribe to your blog. Glad to see ya here.

Yea there should be a place to officially be notified of when to raise and lower the American flag. I’ll keep looking and keep me posted if you see anything online.

thx