Governor orders flags to half-staff to honor those lost on 9/11

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Commonwealth of Kentucky will join the nation in honoring those fallen on September 11, 2001.

The White House issued an accordance with a proclamation on Tuesday.

Governor Andy Beshear is ordering all flags at state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in commemoration of Patriot Day and to honor the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.

“Twenty-three years ago, Americans entered a new world – one profoundly changed by a heinous, cowardly attack on our own soil – but the terrorists’ overall goal of dividing this nation failed miserably,” said Gov. Beshear. “Americans did not fold but instead came together to confront the threat and to rebuild together.”

Gov. Beshear also encourages individuals and businesses to join in the commemoration on Wednesday.