NoName and GHWB were two of the big movers and shakers in PREVENTING the return of U.S. servicemens' remains from Vietnam and Laos, so it makes sense that now it may be possible to repatriate them.
flags stayed at half-staff when Gerald Ford died too. I had forgotten this, had to check.
sauce: https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/flags-at-half-mast-to-honor-president-ford/
meant to say, stayed at half-staff for 30 days.