American flags are flying at half-staff today, Friday, May 15, across New Jersey and the United States in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, which commemorates law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty.

May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day and honors federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who were killed or disabled in the line of duty. Ten Florida officers are on the 2026 roll call. Flags should be flown at half-staff on May 15, which comes ...

Flags across the United States are flying at half‑staff today under a nationwide order tied to Peace Officers Memorial Day, with a separate directive also issued in Nebraska to honor a long‑missing World War II service member.

Why are flags at half-staff (sometimes called half-mast)? Here's why they're lowered across Oklahoma and the US on May 15.