Why are flags at half-staff in Arizona on Saturday, December 7th?

Flags were at half-staff in Arizona on Saturday to mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day honors the 2,403 military personnel and civilians killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Another 1,178 people were injured in the attack.

Two Navy battleships were destroyed in the attack, including the USS Arizona.

In addition to ordering all flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Gov. Katie Hobbs also declared December 7th as Arizona Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Here’s what you should know about the difference between half-staff and half-staff, and why flags are flown at half-mast.

What is the difference between half-mast and half-mast?

Usually the difference between the two is where the flag is flown. Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-mast flags are used for flags flown on land.

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When are flags flown at half-mast?

There are certain holidays and events when flags are flown at half-staff in the United States. The Arizona State website describes these days as follows:

Memorial Day, when the flag was to be displayed at half-staff only until noon and then raised to the top of the staff.
Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day.
Patriot Day.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
National Firefighters Remembrance Day.

According to the website, U.S. presidents can also declare that flags will be flown at half-staff when an important person dies. In these cases, the flag would be flown at half-staff in the following cases:

30 days after the death of the President or a former President.
10 days from the date of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
From the date of death until the burial of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president, or the governor of a state.
The day of death and the following day for a member of Congress.

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Why are flags at half-staff in Arizona on Saturday, December 7th?

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