Flags at all U.S. government facilities will fly at half-staff for 30 days, as per guidance in a section of federal law that is known as the "Flag Code” for the death of any current or former president.

The variant flag featuring the nation’s coat of arms can be used provided that it is not disrespected. There are no laws prohibiting the use of this flag.

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In addition, the governor of any state may order the flag to be at half-staff to honor the death of a national or state figure. Gov. Tom Wolf issued such an order Monday in honor of U. S. Army Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, a Pennsylvania native who died Sunday as the result of injuries from an attack in Afghanistan last week.

Flags have been used in Poland dating back as early as the 10th century. Flags and banners during this time period were used as military and religious symbols.

The governmental proclamations are like executive orders that apply only to federal or state facilities; they don’t carry over to flags displayed on other property.

The Flag Code is a code, intended to provide guidance. It carries no civil or criminal penalties for “misuse” of the Flag. And individuals are not acting illegally when using the flag according to their own rules. The Flag Code is only required to be followed on public or government buildings.

What does the flag of Poland look like? The Polish flag is half white on top and half red on the bottom. This white and red horizontal bicolor flag was adopted on August 1, 1919 and updated on January 31, 1980.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, countries in Europe used cockades for their military forces and Poland was no exception. However, many different cockades were used until 1831 when a standard was put in place. The white and red cockade went into use during the November Uprising against the Russians. This, combined with the fact that years earlier red and white were chosen as national colors, led to the creation of a red and white flag. A flag bearing these colors was first used in 1916. It was in 1919 – one year after the nation won its independence – that a white and red bicolor flag was introduced as the national flag. There is also a variant of the flag featuring the nation’s coat of arms.

In fact, the Web site halfstaff.org exists specifically to help people keep track of half-staff notices both at the federal level and in all 50 states.

The flag of Poland has a basic design, featuring just two horizontal strips, each of equal width. It is the colors of the stripes that are significant, as they are the national colors that are defined in the constitution of the nation.

These periods of mourning are typically set by presidential proclamation, and the president may also order the flag to be flown at half-staff to mark the death of other notable persons or foreign dignitaries, or after tragic events like the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

You may have noticed U.S. flags around the midstate posted at half-staff today, as a mark of respect for the memory of sign of former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday.

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Poland adopted the colors of red and white as its national colors back in 1831. These colors were taken from the coats of arms of the nations of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The two colors are even defined in the Polish constitution as being the national colors. The design of the Polish flag is quite simple. It features two horizontal bands of equal width, with white as the top color and red below.

Since 1919, the basic design of the flag has remained unchanged, except for some changes in the legal specifications of the shades of colors used. The flag bearing the national coat of arms has also remained largely unchanged with the exception of changes within the coat of arms itself.

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