Lt Col Obvious Wrote:
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> Office of Flag Flying Wrote:
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> > Should flags be flown at half mast for the four
> Marines and one Sailor killed in the workplace
> violence incident in Chattanooga?
>
> The Marines & sailor killed were not
>
"principal figures of the United States
> Government", so no, the US flag should not be
> flown at half mast in their honor.
>
> "FLYING THE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF: The pertinent
> section of the Flag Code says, "by order of the
> President,
the flag shall be flown at
> half-staff upon the death of principal
> figures of the United States Government and the
> Governor of a State, territory, or
> possesion, as a mark of respect to their
> memory. In the event of the death of other
> officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to
> be displayed at half-staff according to
> Presidential orders, or in accordance with
> recognized customs or practices not inconsistent
> with law.
>
> In the event of the death a present or former
> official of the government of any State,
> territory, or possession of the United States, the
> Governor of that state, territory, or possession
> may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown
> at half-staff." The code also includes other
> related details including the specific length of
> time during which the flag should be displayed at
> half-staff, in the event of the death of a
> "principal figure"(e.g., 30 days for the death of
> a sitting or former President, 10 days for the
> death of a sitting Vice-President,etc.)."
>
>
http://www.usflag.org/nff.half.staff.html
>
The kids killed in Newtown were principal government figures?