Flags will be flown at half-staff today through the weekend to honor the lives of people lost and for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Victims of a school shooting, a state senator, police officers, prisoners of war and those still missing in action are among those being honored this weekend as several states fly flags at half-staff.Across the country, eight states have ordered that American flags are to be flown at half-staff from today through this weekend, according to FlagsExpress.com.
In a letter to the president of the Jefferson County Commission authorizing the lowering of the flag, Governor Kay Ivey described Senator Dunn as 'a stalwart voice for her 19th Senate District and a consistent champion for education and women's issues.'KentuckyGovernor Andy Beshear has ordered flags on all state buildings in Kentucky to be flown at half-staff on September 21 in order to honor the life of Joshua Phipps, a Russell County Sheriff's Deputy.
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