"My" Post Office had their flag at half mast soon after the election. I wondered who had passed on. This went on for a couple of weeks. I finally noticed that the local Fire Department didn't as I drove home from the PO that day.
One day I met a guy coming in while I was going out who had a Veteran's hat on and I asked him if he knew why the flag was at half mast. He said he didn't know, but his post wasn't flying it at half mast, so he'd check on it at the counter.
Soon after that, the Post Office flag was at full staff again..
Them's the facts. Just the facts. Draw your own conclusions.
But I do suspect that guy had more balls than I did and pressured them on it.
Terry