Why are flags flying at half staff in Mississippi on Friday, Jan. 17? State flags will be lowered to honor the memory of a victim of the New Orleans terrorist attack on Jan. 1. Here's what we know.

The rainbow flag of the gay pride movement and the flag of the United States. Getty Images The Montana capitol was decked out in orange, white and green on March 17 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

State restricts which flags can be displayed in schools, government buildings Share Print A pride flag is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington.

Vietnam veteran Carlos Solorzano, who has lived in Vallejo since 1989, carried the flags of both the United States, where he is a citizen, and Nicaragua, where he was born. “I served my country ...