On Memorial Day, when is the national flag displayed at half-staff at all Army installations?

On Memorial Day, when is the national flag displayed at half-staff at all Army installations?

• A. From noon until sunset
• B. From reveille until noon
• C. All day
• D. From sunrise to noon

Answer: (B)

On Memorial Day, the flag is raised to full-staff after a morning period of mourning. Army installations follow the rule to display the flag at half-staff from reveille until noon, then raise it to full-staff at noon for the remainder of the day. This timing honors the fallen while fitting the daily military ceremony sequence, where reveille marks the start of the day and noon signals the transition back to full-staff. Other times (such as sunrise to noon or all day) don’t align with this established practice.

On Memorial Day, the flag is raised to full-staff after a morning period of mourning. Army installations follow the rule to display the flag at half-staff from reveille until noon, then raise it to full-staff at noon for the remainder of the day. This timing honors the fallen while fitting the daily military ceremony sequence, where reveille marks the start of the day and noon signals the transition back to full-staff. Other times (such as sunrise to noon or all day) don’t align with this established practice.