When flown at half-staff, it should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The U.S. flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "half-staff" is meant lowering the U.S. flag to one-half the dist...
Flag etiquette TheUnited States Flag Codehas the rules for the use and display of the US national flag. The penalties are not enforced and some of the code is widely ignored. Most of the rules apply to physical flags but these two are relevant to computer documents: ...