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Half staff Days
May 15 – Peace Officers Memorial Day (all day)
May 25 – Memorial Day (until Noon)
September 11 – Patriot Day (all day)
December 7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (all day)
October 4 –National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day – Rotating date in October, typically a Sunday (all day)
National Flag Holidays
Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday
Wednesday, February 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
Monday, February 17 – President’s Day & Washington’s Birthday
Sunday, April 12 – Easter
Sunday, May 10 – Mother’s Day
Saturday, May 16 – Armed Forces Day
Sunday, June 14 – Flag Day
Sunday, June 21 – Father’s Day
Saturday, July 4 – Independence Day
Monday, July 27th- National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Monday, September 7 – Labor Day
Friday, September 18 – National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Monday, October 12 – Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 3 – Election Day
Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day
