Tributes will be visible nationwide on one of the few occasions when the entire country observes a shared federal tradition.

While some local directives are tied to individual losses, nationwide observances carry broader significance.

Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive ...

There's a specific way flags are to be lowered to the half-staff position.

Flags are lowered from sunrise until noon on Memorial Day under U.S. flag code.

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...