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Flags to Stay at Half-Staff Nationwide Through Cheney Funeral as Interment Timing Remains Unannounced

The observance reflects the Flag Code directive to lower flags for a former vice president until interment.

Flags of the United States are at half-staff for much of this month following the death of former vice-president Dick Cheney. Lowered flags are seen here on the California State Capitol Museum in May 2022.
A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building as seen behind an American flag flying at half staff near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, Democratic Candidate for President Joe Biden visited the site of the attacks in New York City for a commemoration before heading to the Shanksville, PA, memorial where President Trump will also visit - across the country flags were flown at half staff. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Overview

  • Flags were lowered on Nov. 4 and will be raised to full-staff at sunset on the day of Dick Cheney’s interment, which the family has not yet made public.
  • The funeral is set for 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Washington National Cathedral, with an invitation-only service and a public livestream.
  • The White House lowered flags "in accordance with statutory law" but issued no proclamation or formal tribute following Cheney’s death.
  • State leaders, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, ordered flags at state facilities to remain lowered through the funeral and interment.
  • Cheney died Nov. 3 at age 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to his family.