Overview
- Dolly Parton died at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced in a video on the singer’s Instagram account.
- President Trump issued a presidential action the evening of her death directing American flags to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect.
- The half-staff order covers the White House, federal public buildings, military posts, naval stations and vessels, and U.S. embassies and consular facilities overseas.
- Flags will remain at half-staff through the evening and are scheduled to return to full-staff at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
- Parton’s long record of support for troops — including visits to service members during Operation Desert Storm, Department of Defense broadcasts and USO programming — is cited as the central reason for the national observance.