Overview
- Flags are to be flown at half-staff nationwide from sunrise to sunset on December 7 under a 1994 congressional resolution.
- President Donald Trump urged Americans and federal agencies to mark the day with appropriate ceremonies and to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff.
- The day’s observance is separate from the presidential order mourning Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, which lowered flags through December 4.
- Governors issued complementary directives, including Ohio’s order for public buildings and Connecticut’s statewide guidance to lower U.S. and state flags.
- Public services remain open because this is not a federal holiday, and some communities are holding tributes such as illuminating New Haven’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.