Flag half staff notice Dec. 7th
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead media release
December 7, 2013
Governor Matthew H. Mead, pursuant to President Barack Obama’s National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2013 Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. flag and the State of Wyoming flag be flown at half staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in honor of the American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
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Editors Note: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed annually on December 7th to remember and honor all those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. On August 23, 1994, United States Congress, by Pub.L. 103–308, designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day. It is a tradition to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until sunset in honor of those who lost their lives during the surprise attack by Japan on the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Naval base where over 2400 people were killed, numerous ships and aircraft lost, and led to the entry of the United States into World War II.
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