Posts Tagged ‘half-staff’
UPDATED: Maryland Flag to Half-Staff for Eastern Shore Officers
UPDATED 10/02/26 – Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 3, 2026. This is the day of the funeral service for Chief George Bacorn, Chief of Police for the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Maryland Flags Ordered Lowered to Half-Staff Effective Immediately
Governor Wes Moore has ordered Maryland flags lowered to half-staff effective immediately. This is to honor Chief George Bacorn, Chief of Police for the Denton Police Department who died Friday. Information regarding the raising of the Maryland flag will be issued at a later time. ================================================== UPDATED – 09/25/26 – 8:20pm – Maryland State Police are…
Read MoreUS & State Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Sunday in Honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff on Sunday In honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, President Donald J. Trump has ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Sunday, May 3, 2026. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered…
Read MoreGov Moore Orders US Flag Lowered Tuesday
Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. This is the day of interment for Detective Paul Hoke of the Baltimore County Police Department who died on Friday, January 2, 2026, from a medical emergency suffered while in the line of duty on Wednesday,…
Read MoreFlags to be Lowered Sunday in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff on Sunday in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The US Flag is to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today to commemorated those Americans who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Maryland Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Delegate Charles Otto
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately. This action is in honor of Delegate Charles J. Otto, who passed away today, Friday, October 17, 2025. The Maryland flag will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment – Friday, October 24. Delegate Otto represented Legislative District…
Read MoreDE Flags Lowered to Honor State Senator Robert Marshall
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware flags to half-staff at all state facilities through sunset on Saturday, April 20 to honor former State Senator Robert Marshall, who died on March 30. Senator Marshall was a member of the Army National Guard and served in the Delaware State Senate representing the 3rd District from 1978 to…
Read MoreDE Flags to Half-Staff for Former State Senator Robert Voshell of Milford
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities through sunset on Saturday to honor Korean War veteran and former Senate Majority Leader Robert Voshell on the day of his interment. He worked at the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retiring as director after 40 years with the…
Read MoreMaryland Flag to be Lowered to Half-Staff Saturday to Honor Life of Former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Saturday, December 30th. This is for former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Henry Allan “Bud” Virts, who passed away on Wednesday, December 13th. Henry Allan “Bud” Virts was the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture from 1998-2001.
Read MoreU.S., State Flags Lowered to Half-Staff on Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware flags to be lowered to half-staff today in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Thursday, December 7th. Governor Carney says, on this day, we honor the brave Americans who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor and that we owe a debt of gratitude to all…
Read MoreDE Flags to be Lowered to Honor Former First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities through sunset on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, to honor former First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter. Throughout her life in public service, she advocated for equal rights and opportunities for women, people with disabilities and advancements in…
Read MoreDE Flags Lowered to Half-staff Thursday- Friday to Honor DE Capitol Police Sgt Darold Weber, Jr
Governor John Carney has ordered Delaware flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities on Thursday, October 19, 2023, until end of day Friday, October 20, 2023, to honor Delaware Capitol Police Sergeant Darold W. Weber Jr. Sergeant Weber died October 5, 2023, after suffering a medical emergency while on duty at the…
Read MoreFlags to be Flown at Half-Staff in Memory of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Flags are ordered to be flown at half staff as a mark of respect for the memory of California Senator Dianne Feinstein until sunset on the day of interment. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Senator Dianne Feinstein was a pioneering American and a true trailblazer. In San Francisco, she…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags for International Overdose Awareness Day
Governor John Carney has ordered the Delaware flag to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities tomorrow, from sunrise to sunset, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, as declared by Senate Joint Resolution 2. Local governments, businesses, and Delawareans are encouraged to do the same to promote awareness of overdose prevention strategies and…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags in Memory of State Representative Donna Stone
Following the passing of Former 32nd District State Representative Donna Stone this month, Governor Carney has ordered the Delaware flag at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff until sunset Thursday, March 16th. This is being done in recognition and memory of Representative Stone’s service to the State of Delaware. Governor Carney said he…
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