Does Gov. Pawlenty orders flags at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Day?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered that all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at the Capitol Complex, including state buildings, monuments, and grounds in proximity to and including the Minnesota State Capitol, from sunrise until sunset today (Monday, Dec. 7, 2009), in honor and remembrance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Sources: http://www.hometownsource.com/index.php?
Gov. Pawlenty orders flags at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Day NEWS RELEASE Saint Paul, MN — Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered that all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at the Capitol Complex, including state buildings, monuments, and grounds in proximity to and including the Minnesota State Capitol, from sunrise until sunset today (Monday, Dec. 7, 2009), in honor and remembrance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Whereas: 2009 marks the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II, which involved millions of individuals from most of the nations of the world; and Whereas: A total of 16,535,000 men and women served in every branch of the Armed Forces of the United States during the four long years of this terrible conflict; and Whereas: On December 7, 1941, the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands, and other U.S. military installations in the Pacific Theater, were attacked by the Naval Forces of the Japanese Empire without warning or provocation; an
7, 2009), in honor and remembrance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Whereas: More than 2400 Americans, both military personnel and civilians, were killed in … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNFMcxVcPQKaX6dkrWAsra_ltGDlgA&cid=1481195282&ei=MFIdS_CnLOGFmQeYv7-eAg&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hometownsource.com%2Findex.
