Summary
Flags are being flown at half-staff in six U.S. states to honor lives lost in various incidents, including a shooting at Brown University and attacks involving U.S. military personnel. The flag-lowering ceremonies aim to show respect and solidarity with victims and their communities during this period of mourning.
Key Facts
- Flags are ordered to half-staff in Hawaii for victims of a shooting at Brown University and another in Australia.
- Alabama’s flags are at half-staff for Ella Cook, a student killed in the Brown shooting.
- Iowa honors two National Guard soldiers killed in Syria, with flags lowered until their burial.
- Rhode Island lowers flags to honor those affected by the Brown University shooting.
- In West Virginia, flags honor two National Guard members ambushed in Washington, D.C.
- Missouri lowers flags to honor Lieutenant Sarah McCarthy, who died serving as an EMS and was an organ donor.
