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The mayor of Angleton, John Wright, ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all city buildings for 14 days in honor of White, according to a news release.
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
An autopsy was scheduled May 27, the same day Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags at state buildings flown at half-staff in Campbell’s honor.
—Jd Mullane, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Sunday, December 7, 2025: Pearl Harbor Remembrance - Flags must be flown at half-staff.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
American flags will be lowered across the country to fly at half-staff to reflect the solemnity of Memorial Day on Monday morning.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
An autopsy was scheduled May 27, the same day Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags at state buildings flown at half-staff in Campbell’s honor.
—Jd Mullane, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Sunday, December 7, 2025: Pearl Harbor Remembrance - Flags must be flown at half-staff.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
American flags will be lowered across the country to fly at half-staff to reflect the solemnity of Memorial Day on Monday morning.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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