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UPDATED A Montgomery County firefighter died on duty Friday, according to a county fire spokesman. Charles “Rick” Gentilcore was found unresponsive about 3:30 p.m., said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Gentilcore was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died. “The MCFRS family has incurred a great loss,” Piringer said […]

Flags have been lowered to half staff as a mark of respect for the memory of astronaut John Glenn on the day of his interment. President Donald Trump ordered the United States Flag to half staff in a proclamation on Wednesday. Find out more about the President’s proclamation, here. The Washington Post reports that Glenn […]

The United States Flag and the Maryland State Flag have been ordered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Dec. 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This action is in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.  

President Barack Obama has ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 9 in honor of the National Firefighters Memorial Service. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag will be lowered to half staff as well because no flag may fly higher than the United States […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the state flag to half staff from now thru sunset on Oct. 8th. This action is in honor of Sgt. Adam S. Thomas who was a Special Forces Soldier from Takoma Park who died on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Gov. @LarryHogan orders MD flag to half-staff in honor of Staff […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the American flag to half staff until sunset on Sept. 30, in respect of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed away this week. As matter of protocol, the Maryland flag has been lowered to half staff as well because no flag may be flown higher than the flag of the […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Sept. 11 in honor of Patriot Day. This action is in honor of the victims who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. As a matter of […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the state flag to be lowered to half-staff in honor of former Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley, who passed away on Aug. 6. Hogan has also released the following statement: “The First Lady and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley, one of Maryland’s most […]

President Barack Obama has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on July 22nd. The president’s action is in honor of the victims of the attacks on police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag has been lowered to half-staff as well as no […]

UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the state flag to half staff effective immediately. This action is in honor of firefighter John Ulmschneider, who died in the line of duty on April 15 in Prince George’s County. The flag is to be returned to full staff at sunset on April 20th. Hogan also released […]