Flags at Half-Staff Today for Peace Officers Memorial Day

The following notice is from the Town of Weston:

All United States flags are to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, May 15, "Peace Officers Memorial Day."

In 1994, the U.S. Congress and President Bill Clinton approved Public Law 103-322 requiring the U.S. flag to be lowered to half-staff on May 15 as a special tribute honoring the thousands of American law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

This poignant and very rare tribute was part of the crime bill enacted into law that same year. The only other regularly scheduled time for flags to be lowered to half-staff occurs on Memorial Day, when we remember those killed in our armed services.