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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 05:50 PM
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Flags at half staff on July the 4th?
Edited on Tue Jun-22-04 06:20 PM by freetobegay
Ronald Reagan past away on June 5th. flags will be flown at half staff for 30 days. day 30 is July 4th. Will flags be waving in all their glory, or will they be at half mast?

ON EDIT: mast=staff
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 05:55 PM
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1. I hope not! 30 days is way to long for the Iran/Conta liar
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 05:58 PM
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2. No.
July 3rd is the last day they'll be at half-mast, per *'s proclamation.
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:16 PM
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3. And they only flew the flags at half-mast for two weeks for those who
were killed on 9/11...
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HornBuckler Donating Member (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:20 PM
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5. That's Disgusting
I'm Glad You Point That Out- 30 Days For The Gipper And 14 For 3000 Innocents - Yeah, Ain't That America

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TryingToWarnYou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:40 PM
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7. Im pretty sure 30 days for a former President is typical
NT
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:19 PM
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4. Not to be picky, but it's half-STAFF
Half-mast is for boats.
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:21 PM
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6. Thanks
:)
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 06:57 PM
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8. we should all fly flags half-staff the day after a soldier dies in Ieaq
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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 07:02 PM
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9. Flying it upside down
would be more appropriate!
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graham67 Donating Member (732 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 07:04 PM
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10. I agree
I think I'll flip mine around on July 4th. ;)
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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 07:52 PM
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11. Why not?
Shouldn't we mourn the loss of our independence on the day designated to commemorate it?

Our "freedom' may soon become a distant memory.
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