why are flags at half mast in sarasota florida?
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City of Sarasota, Government Rick Scott directed that flags be flown at half staff today in honor and memory of former State Representative Edward J. "Ted" Ewing. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1976-1982 and also was a U.S. Army veteran.
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State flags to fly at half staff to honor former first lady. Gov. Gina Raimondo on Tuesday directed state flags at all state agencies and buildings to be flown at half staff in honor of former Rhode Island first lady Virginia Coates Chafee. The flags will remain lowered until sunset Wednesday, the day of burial.
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Flags are flying at full staff today. Pursuant to authority outlined in the U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, the Governor of a State is authorized to proclaim that the National Flag be flown at half-staff.
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Gov. Greg Abbott granted permission to fly the United States and Texas flags at half-staff in honor of two McAllen police officers who were killed in the line of duty Saturday. ... “These two officers left an indelible mark on their community and the state of Texas.
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HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. ... "Every day in Montana, law enforcement officers put their own lives at risk to protect us and our way of life," Alme said in an email.
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Per an order from Governor Mike DeWine, flags in Ohio are being flown at half staff on Friday to honor Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. Flags are to be flown at half staff at all public buildings and grounds throughout the state from sunrise to sunset on May 15, 2020.
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, throughout the day on October 18, 2019. As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative Elijah E.
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Ivey directs flags to be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of fallen Moody police officer. ... (WKRG) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued an order for flags to be flown at half-staff Monday, June 8 as a mark of respect for fallen Moody Police Sgt. Stephen Williams.
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PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, July 2, 2020, to honor Peoria Police Officer Jason Judd. Officer Judd died today following a motorcycle crash while on duty. ... Our prayers are with his family, loved ones and fellow officers.
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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. ... The procedure for flying a U.S. flag at half-staff or at half-mast calls for it to be raised briefly to its full peak, then lowered halfway.
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Flags across Georgia will fly at half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Governor Kemp signed an Executive Order on May 11 ordering the flags at half mast on Friday 'as a mark of respect for the officers who serve, and in memory of the officers who have fallen.
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Myrtle Beach City Government President Barack Obama issued a proclamation Sunday that the U.S. flag be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain at half-staff until sunset Thursday, November 19. At last report, Friday's terrorism bombings and assaults in France had killed 129 people and wounded more than 350 others.
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Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the interment of Phoenix Police Department Officer Paul Rutherford, who died in the line of duty last week after being struck by a vehicle.
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Flying the flag at half-mast Flags are flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. ... Flags in any locality can be flown at half-mast when someone local dies, or on the day of their funeral. When lowering the flag from a half-mast position it should be briefly raised to the peak and then lowered ceremoniously.
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(WKRG) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued an order for flags to be flown at half-staff Monday, June 8 as a mark of respect for fallen Moody Police Sgt. ... Today, family and friends from across Alabama will gather in Moody to remember the life and legacy of Lt.
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PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, July 2, 2020, to honor Peoria Police Officer Jason Judd. Officer Judd died today following a motorcycle crash while on duty.
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Maryland will fly its state flag at half-staff through sunset Sunday to honor victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers and fallen heroes. Gov. Larry Hogan said he directed the secretary of state to lower state flags starting at noon Friday.