Tradition holds that the half-staff flag honors our fallen, while the full-staff flag shows respect for those who continue in their stead -- a symbol of national perseverance and pride in the face of great adversity.
The Cabinet has the authority to announce the half-staffing of the national flag.
The Apple bank flew the flag at half staff, but the baseball batting cages in its basement were waiting for birthday-party hitters.
With the flags ringing the stadium at half staff, most of the ceremony centered on Steinbrenner.
We were on some street when I realized we could see the White House and I took a picture of it with the flag at half staff.
Taken together, these deaths have kept the flags flying at half staff for much of the last three months.
Except for the flag flying at half staff, there were few outward signs of trauma.
Flags throughout the Netherlands flew at half staff.
Flags were to fly at half staff through the weekend.
Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
Zuma has ordered that all flags in the nation be flown at half staff from Friday till Mandela's funeral.
