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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.
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    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
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    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.
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    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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