lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord. 2. disagreement; difference of opinion. 3. strife; dispute; war. 4. Music. an inharmonious combination of musical tones sounded together.
Half-Staff the Flag on these Days: 1  May 15 â Peace Officers Memorial Day: half-staff from sunrise to sunset. 2  Last Monday in May â Memorial Day: the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon. 3  September 11 â Patriot Day: half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
Displaying a U.S. Flag at Half-Mast. The proper way to hoist a flag to half-mast (also called âhalf-staffâ) is to draw it all the way to the top of the pole before lowering it halfway down. Only the President of the United States and state governors have the authority to order flags to be flown at half-mast.