President Donald J. Trump 

ordered the United States Flag to be flown

at half-staff from sunrise to sunset,

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 

in honor of Patriot Day.

This is in honor of the individuals that lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag. 

David M. Higgins II is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Southern Maryland Chronicle. A Baltimore native raised in Southern Maryland, Higgins founded the Chronicle in 2017 and has built it...