Flag Etiquette

United Nations, Dec 29 (IANS) The UN Wednesday flew its blue and white flag at half mast at its offices across the world to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The UN flag was hoisted at half mast at its headquarters on the First Avenue in Manhattan, New York. It [...]  

CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, December 22, and Friday, December 23 in honor of Army Sgt. George Schena, an active duty soldier and veteran of Iraq who was killed recently in an automobile accident, according to information released by the governor’s office on Thursday. – Telegraph staff  

Canadian flags are flying at half mast at fire halls around the Okanagan, in honour of the volunteer firefighter killed Thursday in Enderby.   Photo: Trevor Rockliffe The West Kelowna Fire Hall, like others across B.C., are flying flags at half mast ...  

FLAGS on Victorian government buildings are flying at half-mast to commemorate the third anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires. Premier Ted Baillieu said the flags would fly at half-mast until midday (AEDT) today, when a minute's silence will also be ...  

The flags at City Hall will be flown at half-mast effective immediately in honour of Jean Pigott, former National Capital Commission Chair and Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Carleton, who passed away earlier today.  

WASILLA - The sudden death of one of the city's most influential residents has sparked an outpouring of support for the family of Erling Nelson. Flags at city offices are flying at half-mast to mark the Jan. 17 death of Nelson, one of Wasilla's ...  

The Australian media slammed the Indian cricket team for its "disgraceful lack of fight" in the 4-0 Test series whitewash and made mocking comparison of the gait of the visiting batting greats returning to the dressing room to "flag at half-mast".  

But the flag is flying at half mast after Mr Gray died on Sunday, only two days short of his 104th birthday. Born Walter John Raymond Gray on January 17, 1908, Mr Gray was the fifth of six children born to a shipwright and his wife. The family was raised ...  

On Dec. 20, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro went to the seat of the Permanent Mission of the DPRK to the United Nations to express condolences over the passing away of the late leader. The UN flag was also flying at half mast on Wednesday at ...  

CHANNELSNorth Korean DMZ: Flag at half mast since Leader's deathCHANNELSThe Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of the joint security area in the Korean peninsula serving the division/border between North and South korea has had the North korean flag sitting at half mast. The North korea flag hoistering atop the world's third tallest ...Kim Jong-un Orders Army Back to BarracksThe Chosun IlboFeature: Pyongyang mourns with deep grief in heavy...  

The American flag at Hoboken City Hall is flying at half-mast to mark the passing of former Hudson County Freeholder and lifelong Mile Square City resident Maurice Fitzgibbons. Although some will remember Hoboken native Maurice Fitzgibbons as a ...  

Flags at half-staff for former senatorOmaha World-HeraldBy Martha Stoddard LINCOLN — Flags at the Nebraska Capitol and in Hastings will fly at half-staff Friday in honor of the late State Sen. Dennis Utter of Hastings. Gov. Dave Heineman granted a request from Hastings Mayor Vern Powers to lower the US and ...and more »  

Lynch orders flags at half-staff for NH soldierBoston.comCONCORD, NH—New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier who died last week in a car crash in Massachusetts. Twenty-seven-year-old George Schena of Plaistow had served in the US Army since 2005. ...and more »  

Flags at half staff in memory of Oneida County legislator Patricia HudakWKTVBy WKTV News ROME, NY(WTKV) - Flags flew at half staff Tuesday in remembrance of an Oneida County legislator who served the county for more than a decade. Patricia or "Patty" Hudak passed away Saturday after struggling with cancer. ...and more »  

United Nations, Dec 29 (PTI) The United Nations'' flag was lowered to half-mast at the world body''s headquarters here and at ... lowered to half-mast to mark the death of a leader of any UN member state, and North Korea is a full UN member.