The blue United Nations flag with its white map of the world was lowered to half-staff. |
At the start of the ceremony, the flag was flying at half-staff in the former president's memory. |
Police officers lowered the flag outside their headquarters to half-staff. |
All flags at city buildings were lowered to half-staff in his honor. |
But to me, you see, it meant also that my son was being buried under a flag that was at half-staff too. |
According to the radio station I was listening to, NASA has lowered its flags to half-staff. |