USPS to participate in national day of observance: Delivery, retail services and office activity suspended Jan. 9
The Postal Service will suspend regular mail delivery, retail services and office activity on Jan. 9.
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USPS: Lower flags on May 5 for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day
May 3, 2024 Postal Service facilities that are open Sundays should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff on Sunday, May 5, which is National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day. President Joe Biden issued the half-staff flag proclamation for all federal buildings on May 3. USPS facilities that fly the flag at all times and are closed Sundays…
USPS: Fly U.S. flags at half-staff Dec. 7 for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 4, 2023 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…
USPS: Fly flags at half-staff on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29
May 25, 2023 Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces, is Monday, May 29. Facilities that are open on the holiday must fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. The U.S. flag must be flown at half-staff from sunrise â or the hour when…
USPS:Â Fly flags half-staff to honor Powell
President Joseph R. Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor retired general and former secretary of state Colin L. Powell, who died Oct. 18. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Oct. 22. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then…
USPS Flag Notice: Honoring coronavirus victims, Memorial Day
On May 21, President Trump ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset Sunday, May 24. Additionally, there are flag requirements for Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 25. Postal Service facilities that are open on the holiday must fly the…
USPS: Fly U.S. flag at half-staff Tuesday, July 23
Flag notice. All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff Tuesday, July 23, to honor John Paul Stevens, a retired U.S. Supreme Court associate justice who died this week. July 23 will be the day of Stevensâ interment. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an…
USPS: Fly flags at half-staff to honor Bush
All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor former President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset Dec. 31. 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….