Half-Staff Alerts

http://www.flagsexpress.com/HalfStaff_s/1852.htm
Do you keep up to date on when the flags are supposed to be at half staff. This is a great site to sign up for email notifications of the Flags going to half staff. All Leaders need to know when a flag is supposed to be at half staff, why, and for how long. I do not wait for my S3 notification. I know before they do.

"Flying the flag at half-staff is an area of flag etiquette that most people want to make sure they get right. It is also an area for which the road to error is routinely paved with good intentions. With that in mind, we offer this refresher course as the all-important intersection where knowledge meets benevolence.

FLYING THE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF: The pertinent section of the Flag Code says, "by order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law.

In the event of the death a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that state, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff." The code also includes other related details including the specific length of time during which the flag should be displayed at half-staff, in the event of the death of a "principal figure"(e.g., 30 days for the death of a sitting or former President, 10 days for the death of a sitting Vice-President, etc.). "

From the Nov.-Dec. 1994 National Flag Foundations "Standard Bearer" Magazine.