Our flags are at half-staff today - what happened?

[LynneSin]

I knew they were like that for the Viginia Tech incident but that was a month ago. Personally I think they should be like that until all our troops are home from Iraq!

Did something happen today I'm not aware of?

[BOSSHOG]

1. One possibility

This week is dedicated to law enforcement officers across the country who lost their lives in the line of duty. Rational guess on my part.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. I checked Wikipedia deaths - no one of national stature...

Perhaps it's for our dearly departed Constitution? :evilfrown:

[CGowen]

3. Peace Officers Memorial Day,

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070515/NEWS01/705150418/1007/NEWS01

[Nihil]

4. Ran out of viagra? (n/t)

[Kokonoe]

5. Yes, I'm sorry it was Gerald Ford.

[bigscott]

6. Connecticut

flies it's flags at half-staff whenever a soldier from CT dies in Iraq or Afganistan

[Eurobabe]

7. Democracy died, or someone from American Idol was voted off?

[Phoonzang]

8. It's Peace Officers Memorial Day. n/t

[lse7581011]

9. In NH it's for the Police Officer Shot On Duty

from Franconia.

[soothsayer]

10. I noticed it last Thurs at the post office.

[treestar]

11. The symbol of our times - watering down all symbols

I thought the same thing - if you are reasonably well informed and can't figure out why, then they're overdoing it.