WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: A flag on the roof of the White House is lowered to half staff to honor the victims from Boston Marathon, April 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Three people were killed and hundreds ingured when two bombs exploded in Boston. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Flags are being flown at half-staff in Maryland in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Both the United States and Maryland flags are being flown at half-staff on Thursday.
Peace Officers Memorial Day honors law enforcement officials killed or disabled in the line of duty. President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation in 1962 that proclaimed May 15 National Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week surrounding Peace Officers Memorial Day is National Police Week.
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