President Obama orders flags at half mast for astronaut Armstrong
US President Barack Obama on Monday ordered that all official US flags be lowered to half mast to mark the funeral of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who planted the Stars and Stripes on the Moon.
In accordance with President Obama's proclamation, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered that the United States flag and the Maryland state flag be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset Friday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.