Following the death of Senator John S. McCain III of Arizona, flags across the country are being lowered to honor the longtime politician, Navy veteran, and former prisoner of war. Sen McCain succumbed to brain cancer on Saturday, August 25.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Sunday directed US and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff immediately in remembrance of the senator. Flags are to remain at half-staff until sunset on the date of the late senator’s funeral.

The senator will be laid to rest at the US Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, September 2.

Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the US flag, all others flags — including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise — should be lowered during the same duration of time.

President Trump had not issued a formal statement concerning the senator’s death as of Monday morning. He tweeted his “deepest sympathies and respect” to Sen McCain’s family on Saturday evening. According to The Washington Post, flags at the White House were lowered Saturday evening but had been raised back to full-staff the morning of Monday, August 27. A formal proclamation calling for flags to remain lowered until the late senator’s interment has not been issued by the White House.