Summary
Flags are flying at half-staff in five U.S. states to honor victims of tragedies, public servants, and military personnel. Each state is participating in this gesture of remembrance and mourning for specific events or individuals.
Key Facts
- Flags are at half-staff in Connecticut for the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
- Ohio is remembering Thomas Bernabei, a former mayor and county commissioner, by flying flags at half-staff in Stark County.
- In Kansas, flags are lowered in Harper and Sumner counties to honor former State Representative Billie Ray "Bill" McCreary.
- Wyoming is observing half-staff flags for former State Superintendent Judy Catchpole until her interment.
- West Virginia is honoring two National Guard members, Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, lost during active duty.
- The half-staff observance is a way for communities to remember sacrifices and connect through shared grief.
