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  Category: Flag Status
 

Flag Status Notification

Flag Status | Date Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2023

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday, September 15, 2023. Delaware Code (Title 29, Section 408) requires Delaware State agencies, including all public schools, to display a POW/MIA flag on its grounds or campus at each location on each day the flag of the United States is so displayed.




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 11, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags WILMINGTON, Del. – By a joint resolution approved by Congress on 12/18/2001 (Public Law 107-89), September 11th of each year has been designated as “Patriot Day.” This law also directs flags be lowered to half-staff on September 11th. In concurrence with this joint resolution, the U.S. and Delaware flags at […]




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags for International Overdose Awareness Day

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Governor John Carney has ordered the Delaware flag to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities on Thursday, August 31, 2023, from sunrise to sunset, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, as declared by Senate Joint Resolution 2.




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 12, 2023

President Biden issued a proclamation designating May 15, 2023 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. In accordance with the President’s proclamation and federal law (36 U.S.C. 175), Governor Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at government buildings and facilities be lowered to half-staff […]




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas, and in concurrence with the President Biden’s order, Governor John Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 11, 2023.







  Category: Flag Status
 

Flag Status Notification

Flag Status | Date Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2023

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday, September 15, 2023. Delaware Code (Title 29, Section 408) requires Delaware State agencies, including all public schools, to display a POW/MIA flag on its grounds or campus at each location on each day the flag of the United States is so displayed.




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 11, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags WILMINGTON, Del. – By a joint resolution approved by Congress on 12/18/2001 (Public Law 107-89), September 11th of each year has been designated as “Patriot Day.” This law also directs flags be lowered to half-staff on September 11th. In concurrence with this joint resolution, the U.S. and Delaware flags at […]




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags for International Overdose Awareness Day

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Governor John Carney has ordered the Delaware flag to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities on Thursday, August 31, 2023, from sunrise to sunset, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, as declared by Senate Joint Resolution 2.




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 12, 2023

President Biden issued a proclamation designating May 15, 2023 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. In accordance with the President’s proclamation and federal law (36 U.S.C. 175), Governor Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at government buildings and facilities be lowered to half-staff […]




Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas, and in concurrence with the President Biden’s order, Governor John Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 11, 2023.