May be for a good cause.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s.
The US flag was rarely at half-mast. When it was, it was for a person you would learn about at school the next day, a former president, etc.
Today, I live near a fire station and the flag may seem to be at half-mast for two, or more occasions during a month.
Expanding use of the half-mast symbolism may move it toward being routine and less meaningful.
If you page down here, you can view an archive showing dozens of notices to display the flag at half-mast over the past year or so. Each state has their own reasons for calling for a half-mast display on different days of the year.
Possibly of interest:
Can You Get in Trouble for Not Flying the U.S. Flag at Half-staff?
By: Dave Roos | Feb 15, 2023
“Some individuals and veterans organizations, including the American Legion, complain that there are way too many half-staff proclamations. In 2015, for example, flags were lowered to half-staff for 328 days (nearly 90 percent) of the year somewhere in the United States based on proclamations from the president or state governors.”
TV newspeople interview agreeable people:
KXLY in Spokane tells us at 1:08
“…behind every half-staff flag is a man or woman who laid down their life for our country.”
“…the tradition began centuries ago.”
KXLY,
Was the flag flown at half staff more than 58,000 times for individuals who lost their lives during the Vietnam War?
Related:
Don’t think too much and it all makes sense.
What does the Medal of Freedom have to do with freedom?