| 9/29/2023 | Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag Will be Lowered to Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Monday, October 2, 2023. This is the day of the public memorial for Brooks Robinson, who passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. While he was known for his on-field play, “Mr. Oriole,” Brooks Robinson, is perhaps better known for the genuinely kind person he was off the field. His impact on our community and its people will not be forgotten. | | 9/29/2023 | Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment (date not yet known) of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. Senator Feinstein, United States Senator for the State of California, passed away yesterday, Thursday, September 28, 2023. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag. | | 9/29/2023 | Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
Per United States Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, the United States Flag shall be flown at half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at midnight tonight, Friday, September 29, 2023. This is to pay respect to United States Senator Dianne Feinstein from the State of California. Senator Feinstein passed away yesterday, Thursday, September 28, 2023. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag. | | 9/10/2023 | Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff
President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff on September 11, 2023, for Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. This is to honor and pay our respects to the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. The United States Flag shall be flown at half-staff from midnight tonight, Sunday, and returned to full-staff at midnight, Monday night (fly at half-staff for the full 24 hours of September 11, 2023). As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag. | | 8/30/2023 | Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag Will be Lowered to Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Thursday, August 31, 2023, for International Overdose Awareness Day. This day aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death in the continuing fight against the opioid epidemic in Maryland. | | 7/5/2023 | Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will Return to Full-Staff
The United States Flag and Maryland Flag shall be raised to full staff at sunset tomorrow, Thursday, July 6, 2023, the day of interment for Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach of the Naval District Washington Fire Department at NAS Patuxent River, who died in the line of duty on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. | | 6/28/2023 | Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag and Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment (not yet known). This action is in honor of Firefighter Brice C. Trossbach of the Naval District Washington Fire Department at NAS Patuxent River, who died in the line of duty yesterday, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, while fighting a fire in St. Mary’s County. | | 6/23/2023 | Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the Maryland Flag be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Saturday, June 24, 2023. This is the day of interment for former State Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., who passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023. Former State Senator Stone represented Legislative District 6. |
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