half staff

I noticed that many, but not all, flags around here have been flying at half staff for the last few days. In case you’re curious too, it turns out Governor Rendell ordered that “Pennsylvania state flags be flown at half staff through Sept. 11 in honor of the seven National Guardsmen killed this week, and all 92 Pennsylvanians who have lost their lives fighting the war on terror.”

I don’t really see that many state flags being flown at all, so I guess some people have opted to fly their American flags at half staff instead.