No not on veteran's day
Customary Dates to fly half-Staff:
By the sounds of it, if the black is on top and red on bottom, it is the Australian sub-national flag of the Aboriginal Peoples'.
The Papal flag should be full staff
A flag is flown at half-mast to indicate a death.
The flag is divided horizontally into two. The top half is white and the bottom half is red.
The colours of the Polish flag are red and white. The flag is half red and half white, divided horizontally. In the top half, which is white, there is a red crest with a white bird in it.
Half-staffing a flag to represent mourning is an international custom.
Customary Dates to fly half-Staff: * Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15th * Memorial Day, last Monday in May (Flag raised to full staff at noon) * Korean War Veterans Day, July 27th * Patriot Day, September 11th * Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7th
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I was just there today and it and the Texas flag were both being flown at half staff
Flying the flag at half staff or half mast is contained in the American flag protocol.
A flag flown upside down is an official signal of distress. A flag flown at half mast, is a mark of respect or mourning.
Raise the flag briskly to the top of the pole. Pause for just a second, then slowly lower the flag until it is in the center of the pole (literally half staff). Lowering the flag from half staff is the exact opposite. Raise the flag to full staff, pause for a second, then slowly lower the flag all the way.