[PW] Re: U.S. flag never at half-mast

[david meadows]

On  aliquis scripsit:

| I've found some sources that say this is an urban legend, but I
| wanted to check with Stumpers just to make sure.

| My patron asked what locations never fly the flag at half-mast.
| She had heard of two: the USS Arizona memorial (Pearl Harbor)
| and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She thinks there are two more.

| USHistory.org's FAQ says common answers are the Betsy Ross
| House (which they say is not true), The Alamo, USS Arizona,
| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the moon (my favorite). Other
| websites say that all of these are untrue, except the moon.

| What I'm looking for is an authoritative source, such as a
| government website or publication, but I can't find one. Does
| anyone know the answer to this? One thing I'm curious about is:
| if the flag isn't on a flagpole/unable to be lowered (like on
| the moon), does it count?
| 

Just to be picky, one *could* say that one never sees a flag at "half mast"
on land at all ...

dm