Press Release - Flags to be Lowered on 9/11
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2008
CONTACTS:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
Craig Bannister, 303.866.6325, craig.bannister@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO COMMEMMORATE SEPT. 11
Pursuant to a Presidential request, Gov. Bill Ritter has ordered that both the United States and Colorado state flags be lowered to half-staff on all state buildings throughout Colorado on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, to honor those who died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks seven years ago.
In remembrance of those who lost their lives that day, the United States Congress passed Public Law 107-89 on Dec. 18, 2001, designating Sept. 11 as "Patriot Day." It has become customary for the President to order the flags to half-staff on this day each year.
For more information and a link to the President's proclamation, please click here.