U.S., Ohio flags will be flown at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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In honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered that flags of the United States and Ohio be flown at half-staff today.
Dec. 7 marks the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, which pulled the U.S. into World War II. On that day, the Japanese military made a surprise raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 U.S. service members and civilians. More than 1,100 people were injured in the attack, which also destroyed aircraft and naval vessels, according to the National Parks Service.
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Flags at public buildings and grounds in the state are to be flown at half-staff until midnight.
Congress in 1994 designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and each year commemorations are held in Hawaii and across the country. American flags from coast to coast will be flown at half-staff in honor of the anniversary.
What time are flags displayed at half-staff?
Customs call for flags to be shown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset unless the flag can be illuminated overnight.
Holidays where the flag is half-staff around the country
May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day (half-staff all day)
Last Monday in May - Memorial Day (half-staff until noon)
Sept. 11 - Patriot Day (half-staff all day)
First Sunday in October - Fallen Fighters Fallen Firefighters (half-staff all day)
Dec. 7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (half-staff all day)
What's the difference between half-mast and half-staff?
According to The Sextant, the Naval History and Heritage Command’s blog, half-mast refers to lowered flags on a ship, while half-staff is a pole in the ground. But the blog continues to say half-mast is used outside the U.S.
USA TODAY contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: U.S., Ohio flags at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
