Why are the flags at half mass?
Difficult to say without knowing which state you are in. Flags are lowered to half-mast on order of either the president or the gouvernor in case of: (1)Thirty days after the death of a president or former president (2)Ten days after the death of a vice president, the chief of justice or a retired chief of justice or the speaker of the house of representatives. (3)Until the burial of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, secretary of a military department, a former vice president, or the governor of a state, territory, or possession. (4)On the day of and the day after the death of a member of Congress. (5)On Memorial Day, the day set aside to honor all the people who have died while serving the United States & originally called Decoration Day, the flag is flown at half-Staff until noon, then raised to full staff until sundown. In addition, the President signed a bill on June 29th 2007 that had passed through the house amending the Federal Flag Code in the following way: “Army Spec
