Governor DeWine orders flags lowered on Patriot Day in honor of 9/11 victims

In honor of those killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Governor DeWine has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Ohio from sunrise to sunset on Sept. 11, 2024.

Governor DeWine asks that all Ohioans observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. to honor the innocent lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks.

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