Photo Story: Fort McCoy remembers President Carter with flag at half-staff

Photo By Scott Sturkol | The United States flag flies at half-staff Jan. 14, 2025, at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of former President Jimmy Carter who died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, an easy way to remember when to fly the United States flag at half-staff is to consider when the whole nation is in mourning. These periods of mourning are proclaimed either by the president of the United States, for national remembrance, or the governor of a state or territory, for local remembrance, in the event of a death of a member or former member of the federal, state, or territorial government or judiciary. The heads of departments and agencies of the federal government may also order that the flag be flown at half-staff on buildings, grounds, and naval vessels under their jurisdiction. The flag was ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of Carter for the entire month of January 2025. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

01.17.2025

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The United States flag flies at half-staff Jan. 16, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of former President Jimmy Carter who died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, an easy way to remember when to fly the United States flag at half-staff is to consider when the whole nation is in mourning.

These periods of mourning are proclaimed either by the president of the United States, for national remembrance, or the governor of a state or territory, for local remembrance, in the event of a death of a member or former member of the federal, state, or territorial government or judiciary.

The heads of departments and agencies of the federal government may also order that the flag be flown at half-staff on buildings, grounds, and naval vessels under their jurisdiction.

The flag was ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of Carter for the entire month of January 2025.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”

Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”

• Date Taken: 01.17.2025
• Date Posted: 01.17.2025 14:35
• Story ID: 489284
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US