Gov. Mike Pence has ordered flags across Indiana to be flown at half-staff today in observation of Patriot Day. They should be lowered at sunrise and remain at half-staff until sunset. Congress established the observation in 2001 in memory of the 2,977 people killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Individuals and businesses who fly flags are also directed to lower them in observation of the national day of mourning.
Today is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in the United States, designated in memory of the 2,977 Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The day was initially called the Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and when the new name, Patriot Day, was proposed, it received opposition from Massachusetts, which already had a Patriots’ Day.
On this Patriot Day, ceremonies are scheduled around the United States to remember the lives lost in a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. No local ceremonies are planned, but this color guard was present at the Indianapolis airport this morning to show that we will never forget what happened on that day in history.
Across the nation, American flags are being flown at half-staff today in remembrance of the September 11 attacks that devastated the United States. On this day, the President requests that the American flag be flown at half-staff at the White House, all U.S. Government buildings and establishments – home and abroad – and at individual American homes.
The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence today, beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET – the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center 11 years ago.
September 11, Patriot Day, was designated in memory of the 2,977 lives that were lost in the terrorist attacks against the United States. Initially, the day was called the Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Because Patriot Day is not a federal holiday, schools and business do not close in observance of the occasion, although people may participate in memorial ceremonies for the victims; however, no organizations have reported any memorial services to take place today.
