Flag Lowering
Latest Flag Lowering Notices
- Wednesday, November 5 in memory of Former Vice President Richard Cheney. Flags will remain lowered until the date of his interment.
- Friday, October 17 in memory of four Washington-based soldiers: Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, from Sparta, Missouri, Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, from Sanibel, Florida, Sergeant Donavon Scott, from Tacoma, Washington, and Sergeant Jadalyn Good, from Mount Vernon, Washington.
- Wednesday, October 15 in memory of Eastern State Hospital Security Guard Colleen Bass.
- Thursday, September 11 - Sunday, September 14, for all victims of political violence.
- Thursday, September 11, for Patriot Day, the annual memorial to the victims of the 2001 tragedy.
- Wednesday, August 27 - Sunday, August 31, for the victims who lost their lives on August 27 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Wednesday, August 20 in memory of Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Kenneth Salas
Annual Flag Lowerings
- National Firefighters Memorial Day, May
- Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (unless that day is also Armed Forces Day)
- Memorial Day, flag lowered from sunrise to noon
- Patriot Day, September 11
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7
Annual POW/MIA Flag Displays
- Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March 30
- Former Prisoners of War Day on April 9
- Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May
- Memorial Day on the last Monday in May
- Flag Day on June 14
- Independence Day on July 4
- National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27
- National POW/MIA Recognition Day third Friday in September
- Veterans’ Day on November 11
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7