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.
On this day the flag should be flown at half-staff for the full day, unless May 15th happens to ALSO be the third Saturday in May...ARMED FORCES DAY. In the rare occurrences when both holidays fall on the same date, the flag should be flown at the peak.