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.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky announced Tuesday that flags at the Capitol would be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims. Out of respect for their courageous service and sacrifice to our nation, flags at the U.S. Capitol are being lowered to half-staff, Boehner said in a statement.