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Columns along the sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pay tribute to victims of COVID-19 at a Jan. 19 memorial. Just over a month later, a Monday evening ceremony will pay tribute to 500,000 Americans lives lost.

As U.S. Death Toll Surpasses Half A Million, Biden Plans To Order Flags To Half-Staff

Feb 22, 2021

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that at a Monday event marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will order flags on federal property to be lowered to half staff for five days.

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U.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew a

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead

May 22, 2020
Flags will be lowered from Friday through Sunday's sunset in a show of national mourning and remembrance.
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This combination of pictures created on Monday shows the U.S. flag above the White House.

Flag Flap Underscores Trump's Strained Relationship With McCain

Aug 27, 2018
After criticism, President Trump directed federal flags to fly at half-staff to honor Sen. John McCain until he is buried. The move came after the White House flag was initially at full-staff Monday.
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