[kittymyrib]

By the way, Pres. Bush has designated that flags stay at half-staff for one month, not just this week. While watching the touching scene of Californians of all types coming to pay their respects to the president, I was sad to see some men who did not remove their hats. I guess we just don't know common courtesy. However, I was heartened to see how many, many young people were there, particularly young men. That was lovely and gives one hope for the future.

[HighWheeler]

Thanks for the info. I see guys wearing hats in all types of places. Here is a great story:

"General William Tecumseh Sherman died in New York in 1891 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. One story of his death is worth re-telling: Joe Johnston, the Confederate general whom Sherman had bedeviled through both Georgia and South Carolina, served as a pallbearer at Shermans funeral. It was a bitter cold February day. A friend encouraged Johnston to don a hat, "General, please put on a hat. You might get sick." Johnston replied, "If I were in his place, and he were standing in mine, he would not put on his hat." Johnston caught a severe cold, and soon it was his funeral. So ended the lives of two Civil War adversaries."

[ml/nj]

Pres. Bush has designated that flags stay at half-staff for one month

This is how it is supposed to be for every President.

ML/NJ

[Military family member]

I have only seen the notice calling for a week of mourning. When did it become a month? I am not trying to be difficult; I just want to kno when I missed the news.

By way for everyone out there. The proper way to do is to take the flag to full mast, then lower it to half.

Make sure the other flags around it are lowered as well. I have seen a few of those as well. I figure they are at least trying.

[ml/nj]

I should have quoted this:

The flag shall be flown at half-staff thirty days from the death of the President or a former President;

See 36 USC 175(m).

ML/NJ

[ravingnutter]

I noticed that as well...heck, even my hubby removed his hat and he was just watching it on TV. We stood and bowed our heads during prayers as well. I put our flag at half staff as soon as I heard the news Saturday evening, also took the Texas flag, which was flying below it, off for now. We have a yard light to illuminate it at night. Hubby had already gone to bed that night and when he got up the next morning, he said he was going out to lower it, but I told him it was already done.

I remember when we first got the flag pole years ago, my daughter was upset. She said "Mom! Only old people put flag poles in their yards!", LOL!