First Ladies/Flags at Half-Mast/Jackie Kennedy/Rosalynn Carter

Flags Flying at Half-Staff

This writer's thoughts and pondering and an itty bitty Half-Staff rant

Picture taken 11–26–23 Post Office — Photo by Author

Yesterday, my wife asked me, “Why is the flag at Half-Staff?” Sometimes also called Half-Mast.

Usually, I know the answer, but I had no idea. The death of Senator Dianne Feinstein was September 29, 2023 — and the flags are typically lowered for a week for a Senator and a full month for a President.

Was there another school shooting?

It's a sad commentary that my mind even has to go to this place.

The flag has been lowered nine times in 2023.

Twin Towers anniversary, Senator Dianne Feinstein's death, Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, tragedy in Allen, Texas, tragedy in Monterey Park, California, Patriots Day, Peace Officers Memorial Day, and Memorial Day.

But the current lowering of the flag is to honor the First Lady of the United States from Georgia.

Mrs. Rosalynn Carter.

She is so deserving of this honor. I have a massive respect for Rosalynn Carter. She was a champion for equal rights and an advocate for mental…