Flags In Wyoming To Be Flown At Half-Staff On Pearl Harbor Day

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon says state and Wyoming flags will be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Dec. 7 in honor of Pearl Harbor Day.

The Governor's office released the following statement on Friday, Dec. 6:

Governor Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump's proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags lowered to half-staff for the entirety of Saturday, December 7 in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The President's proclamation follows:

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2019, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  I encourage all Americans to observe this solemn day of remembrance and to honor our military, past and present, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.  I urge all Federal agencies and interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.”