Summary
Flags in the United States are at half-staff to honor former Vice President Dick Cheney, who passed away on November 3. The flags will remain lowered until his interment, following U.S. Flag Code protocols. Cheney's funeral is set for November 20 at the Washington National Cathedral.
Key Facts
- Former Vice President Dick Cheney died on November 3 at the age of 84.
- Flags across the U.S. were lowered to half-staff starting November 4.
- The U.S. Flag Code requires flags at half-staff after a vice president's death until their burial.
- Cheney's funeral will be on November 20 at Washington National Cathedral.
- The public can view the funeral online, but attendance is by invitation only.
- Cheney died from complications of pneumonia and heart and vascular diseases.
- President Donald Trump did not issue a proclamation about the flags, but they were lowered according to statutory law.
- Flags will return to full-staff after sunset on the day of Cheney's interment.
