[Sans-Culotte]

I agree. Our flag no longer flies proudly and instead, lowers itself in shame.

[terentia]

I agree this has gotten way out of hand.

[rlmorel]

This really bothers me. I don't like the message it sends.

I found a website (A HREF=http://us.halfstaff.org/>HALF STAFF AMERICAN FLAG NOTIFICATIONS)that shows when officially the US flag was lowered, and after I did some manipulation in Excel, I could sort them by date, and here is what I found:

• START: 8/27/2018; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff Honoring Sentator McCain
• START: 7/3/2018; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff -Presidential Proclamation Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Annapolis, Maryland
• START: 5/28/2018; REASON: United States Flags at Half-Staff From Sunrise Until Noon on Monday, May 28, 2018 for Memorial Day
• START: 5/18/2018; REASON: United States Flag at Half-Staff Immediately until Sunset on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Santa Fe, Texas
• START: 4/17/2018; REASON: United States Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Barbara Bush Immediately through Sunset Saturday, April 21, 2018
• START: 3/2/2018; REASON: United States Flags at Half-Staff Friday, March 2, 2018 in Honor of Billy Graham
• START: 2/15/2018; REASON: US flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida
• START: 12/7/2017; REASON: United States Flags at Half-Staff Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
• START: 11/6/2017; REASON: US Flags at half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Sutherland Springs, Texas Shooting
• START: 10/2/2017; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring Victims of the Las Vegas Tragedy
• START: 9/11/2017; REASON: US flags at Half-Staff for Patriot Day
• START: 5/29/2017; REASON: Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2017
• START: 5/15/2017; REASON: Half Staff 5/15/2017 for Peace Officers Memorial Day
• START: 4/6/2017; REASON: United States Flags at Half-Staff on Thursday, April 6, 2017 for the Final Burial of John Glenn
• START: 12/9/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff for John Glenn
• START: 12/7/2016; REASON: The United States Flags are at Flags at Half-Staff on Wednesday December 7, 2016 in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2016.
• START: 10/9/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
• START: 9/28/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff for the Death of Shimon Peres
• START: 7/18/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• START: 7/15/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Nice, France
• START: 7/8/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Dallas, Texas
• START: 6/12/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring Victims of Attack in Orlando
• START: 5/30/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff from Sunrise Until Noon for Memorial Day
• START: 5/15/2016; REASON: US Flag at Half Staff - Peace Officers Memorial Day
• START: 3/22/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attacks in Brussels, Belgium
• START: 3/7/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring Nancy Reagan
• START: 2/13/2016; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Honoring Antonin Scalia
• START: 12/3/2015; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff - Honoring The Victims Of The Attack In San Bernardino, California
• START: 11/15/2015; REASON: US Flags to Half-Staff Honoring Victims of Paris Terrorist Attack
• START: 10/4/2015; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
• START: 10/2/2015; REASON: US Flag to Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon
• START: 9/11/2015; REASON: Flags at Half Staff for Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2015
• START: 7/21/2015; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• START: 5/25/2015; REASON: US flags at Half-Staff for Memorial Day
• START: 5/15/2015; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day
• START: 4/15/2015; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff for Abraham Lincoln
• START: 12/7/2014; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• START: 10/12/2014; REASON: US Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
• START: 9/11/2014; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff for Patriot Day
• START: 5/26/2014; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff for Memorial Day
• START: 5/15/2014; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Police Officers Memorial Day
• START: 12/7/2013; REASON: US Flags to Flags to Half Staff in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2013
• START: 12/5/2013; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Nelson Mandela
• START: 11/22/2013; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff for Day of Remembrance for President John F. Kennedy
• START: 10/29/2013; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Thomas S. Foley, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives
• START: 10/6/2013; REASON: US Flags to Half STaff in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
• START: 9/16/2013; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Until 9/20 for the Victims of the Washington Navy Yard Tragedy
• START: 9/11/2013; REASON: US Flags to Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Patriot Day
• START: 5/15/2013; REASON: US Flags to Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Police Officers Memorial Day
• START: 4/16/2013; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff Honoring Victims of the Tragedy in Boston, MA
• START: 12/18/2012; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Senator Daniel K. Inouye
• START: 12/14/2012; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut
• START: 12/7/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff on 12/7/2012 - In Honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• START: 10/16/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff on 10/16/2012 - In Honor of Arlen Specter
• START: 10/7/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff on 10/7/2012 - Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day
• START: 9/12/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Libya
• START: 9/11/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Patriot Day
• START: 8/31/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff in Honor of Neil Armstrong
• START: 8/6/2012; REASON: US Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Oak Creek, WI Shootings
• START: 7/20/2012; REASON: US Flags To Half Staff in Honor of Aurora, Colorado Shooting Victims
• START: 5/28/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff Until Noon for Memorial Day
• START: 5/12/2012; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day
• START: 12/7/2011; REASON: US flags to Half Staff in Honor of Pearl Harbor Day
• START: 10/16/2011; REASON: President Obama Orders Flags to Half Staff
• START: 9/11/2011; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff
• START: 5/30/2011; REASON: US flags to Half Staff
• START: 5/15/2011; REASON: US Flags to Half Staff
• START: 3/15/2011; REASON: Flags to Half Staff in Memory of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles
• START: 1/9/2011; REASON: US Flags to Half Staffi n Honor of Victims of the Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona
• START: 12/7/2010; REASON: US flags to Half Staff in Honor of Pearl

Obviously, some of these have merit. But Arlen Spector? Thomas Foley? Daniel Inouye? John McCain? The victims of every madman's killing rampage?