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 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 ...