{"id":113946,"date":"2022-07-10T00:28:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T18:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/why-are-flags-at-half-mast-today\/"},"modified":"2022-07-10T00:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T18:58:58","slug":"why-are-flags-displayed-at-half-mast-today-when-they-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/why-are-flags-displayed-at-half-mast-today-when-they-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are flags displayed at half-mast today, when they should be?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
FLOATING a flag at Half-mast began in 17th century. It can be issued by President on the death of a famous figure or after an unfortunate event. <\/p>\n
To honor Shinzo Abe (ex-Japan Prime Minister), President Joe Biden ordered the US flags to fly at half-mast on July 9, 2022.<\/p>\n 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> On Friday, July 8, President Joe Biden ordered US flags to be lowered for two days out of respect for former Japanese Prime Minister,\u00a0Shinzo Abe, aged 67.<\/p>\n In honor of Abe who was assassinated Friday morning in Nara (Japan), the flag must be flown at all US facilities overseas and on military grounds.<\/p>\n The flags will be at half-mast from sunset on Sunday, 7 July 2010.<\/p>\n In the proclamation, Biden stated: “The longest serving Prime Minister in Japan’s history, Abe\u00a0Shinzo was a proud servant of the Japanese people and a faithful friend to the United States. <\/p>\n “He worked with American Presidents of both parties to deepen the Alliance between our nations and advance a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.”<\/p>\n Flags were previously flown at half-mast on July 5, 2022, after the Highland Park,\u00a0Illinois, shooting at an Independence Day parade.<\/p>\n The order was placed \u201cas a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on our Independence Day,\u201dThe White House stated.<\/p>\n Biden used to fly flags at half mast in honor of victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n “Today, we mark a tragic milestone:\u00a0one million American lives lost to Covid-19. One million empty chairs around the dinner table.\u00a0Each an irreplaceable loss,”The president stated in a Statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n “Jill and I pray for each of them.”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Why are flags displayed at half-mast today, when they should be?<\/h2>\n
What was the last time flags were flown half-mast? <\/h2>\n