A Question of Respect -- Some Upset Over Delay After Firefighter's Death; Others Cite Proper Flag Etiquette

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › May 18, 2007

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Flags were lowered to half-staff in Hernando Wednesday to honor a fallen Eudora firefighter, but not before controversy erupted over flag etiquette.

Some residents complained that Hernando officials disrespected the memory of Jeffrey "J.J." Jeans by waiting a day before lowering federal and state flags at city buildings.

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A Question of Respect -- Some Upset Over Delay After Firefighter's Death; Others Cite Proper Flag Etiquette

But Mayor Chip Johnson, attending a leadership conference out of town, said he was just following federal law that says only the president or governor...

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