Question: why are the flags at half staff december 18 2018?
Answer: Flags in Southborough and across the nation will remain at half staff until sunset on December 30th, in honor of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018. ... On the day he turned 18, 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, George H.W.