Half-staff American flag

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It seems like the flag has been flying at half-staff a lot recently. I haven't been able to dig up any data on how often this has been the case, so I'm asking you all: Do you know of any reference where I can see when, for the past few years, the flag was to be flown at half-staff? I see it so often that we are either living in extremely tragic times, or the whole thing is getting trivialized. Perhaps a bit of both, or perhaps I just remember the half-staff times because they stick out in my mind, but I really don't know. Anybody got any data?

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[mary919.livejournal.com]

WHOA. Ford died one day in carpool lane!?! Flags should be half-staffed for that!

Let me try again:

I remember one day in carpool lane, we were all watching the kids put up the flags and none of us could remember why the flag was at half-staff. It turns out it was in mourning for President Ford. We were all ashamed. The flag was at half-staff for a month at that time.