Flag Notice: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is Dec. 7

Postmaster Bill Gossy, an Air Force veteran, and Retail Associate Garth Follett, an Army vet, fly the U.S. flag at half-staff at the Woodacre, CA, Post Office recently.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, an annual commemoration of the 1941 attack, will be observed Thursday, Dec. 7.

Postal Service facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff this day.

To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak again before it’s lowered for the day.

Related: Latest Postal Bulletin highlights Regulations for Proper Flag Display

Source: USPS News Link

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