Summary
Flags will be flown at half-staff today in five U.S. states to honor individuals who have made significant contributions or sacrifices. This includes honoring victims of a university shooting, military personnel who lost their lives in service, and respected state figures. Governors in each state issued these orders as a sign of respect and mourning.
Key Facts
- Flags are at half-staff in Iowa, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and West Virginia.
- Rhode Island is honoring shooting victims from Brown University.
- Iowa recognizes two National Guard members killed in Syria.
- West Virginia honors a National Guard member killed and another injured in Washington, D.C.
- Tennessee remembers former State Representative Gerald McCormick.
- Wyoming respects former State Superintendent Judy Catchpole.
- Governors encourage participation as a gesture of respect.
