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.
The flag is at half-staff when remembering an important person's death or when they die. Ex: on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death the flag is at half-staff. and half staff is simply when the flag is half way down the flag pole. The flag is at half-staff when remembering an important person's death or when they die.