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Flags Lowered to Honor COVID Victims

Governor Pete Ricketts has ordered flags to fly at half-staff, effective immediately, through sunset on Monday, May 16, to honor the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • published: 2022/05/12
  • contact: Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
American, Nebraska, and UNO flags lowered by the Campanile

On Thursday, May 12, Governor Pete Ricketts, following a proclamation from President Joe Biden, ordered all flags to be lowered effective immediately to honor the more than 1 million victims who have died due to COVID-19 in the United States.

Flags will be flown until sunset on Monday, May 16, 2022.

A full copy of the presidential proclamation can be found on the White House website.

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