On Memorial Day, the flag most people think about is the American flag, Old Glory, symbol of our nation. Whether it is a huge banner waving high in the soft breeze of early summer or one of the ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (WPVI) -- On Memorial Day this year, 230,000 American flags will mark the graves of fallen military personnel at Arlington National Cemetery. The flags are placed there each year as ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Flags were lowered to half-staff Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. According to a directive from Gov. Bob Ferguson, flags were to be lowered at sunrise and raised at noon or ...

In honor of Memorial Day, flags across the United States and Texas are required to fly at half-staff. But unlike the other holidays and occasions, they only fly at half-staff until noon, then are ...

Flags around Iowa will be lowered to half-staff on May 26, according to orders from Gov. Kim Reynolds to commemorate Memorial Day. Why are flags at half-staff today in Iowa? Flags around Iowa will be ...

Over the weekend, volunteers spent hours placing flags on the gravesites of fallen heroes at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Ty Hufo brought his 13-year-old son, Ayden Hufo, on Sunday ...

The authority to lower flags to half-staff lies with president or the governor.

CHEYENNE – The American flags placed on veterans' graves for Memorial Day will be removed Saturday starting at 9 a.m. They will be taken back to American Legion Post 6 where they will be cleaned, ...

Flags typically fly at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first ...