From individual tributes to statewide honors, these observances serve as reminders of loss, duty and the communities affected.

Gov. Josh Green ordered U.S. and Hawaii state flags to be flown at half-staff. In a statement provided to Hawaii News Now, ...

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend honors the approximately 100 firefighters who die each year in the line of duty.

Flags were at to half-staff across Arizona on May 7 in honor of a former government official. See the difference between half ...

Flags are flown at half-staff on December 7 for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships. Flags in Arizona and ...

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...