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May 15, 2026 - Half-Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)
On this Peace Officers Memorial Day, observed during our Nation’s time-honored Police Week, we pay tribute to the men and women of law enforcement who have devoted their lives to safeguarding our fami
December 7, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)Seventy-eight years ago today, the course of our Nation’s history was forever altered by the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we solemnly reme
May 15, 2019 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)FACT: On average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 58 hours. Since the first known line-of-duty death in 1791, more than 20,000 U.S. law e
September 11, 2022 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)By a joint resolution approved Dec. 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89) has designated Sept. 11 of each year as "Patriot Day," which also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on Sept
September 11, 2018 - Half-Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)Presidential Proclamation on Patriot Day, 2018Issued on: September 10, 2018On Patriot Day, we honor the memories of the nearly 3,000 precious lives we lost on September 11, 2001, and of every hero who
September 11, 2020 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)Presidential Proclamation on Patriot Day, 2020 In 2001, our Nation, united under God, made an unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who were senselessly killed on
September 11, 2023 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)A Proclamation on National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2023Twenty-two years ago — on September 11, 2001 — 2,977 precious lives were stolen from us in attacks of deliberate evil on our Nation. On
September 11, 2021 - Half Staff Alert - Entire United States(Post)By a joint resolution approved Dec. 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89) has designated Sept. 11 of each year as "Patriot Day," which also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on Sept