Carson City, NV - September 11, 2019
Today, by executive order, Governor Steve Sisolak ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Nevada to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and all State public buildings and grounds until sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
The text of Executive Order 2019-15 is below:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2019-15
ORDERING FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF
HONORING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
WHEREAS, on September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks were carried out against the United States of America,
killing nearly 3,000 people;
WHEREAS, the Congress of
the United States has designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day” by
a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89);
WHEREAS, Nevadans
recognize Patriot Day and remember those who were injured and killed in the
terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS, we, collectively as a State, remain
grateful for the courage and compassion shown by first responders, members of
the military, and all those who heroically provided aid and assistance on that
day and in the aftermath of the attacks;
NOW, THEREFORE, by the
authority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and laws of the State of
Nevada and the United States, and pursuant to the Proclamation issued by
President Donald J. Trump on September 10, 2019, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
The flags of the
United States and the State of Nevada shall be flown at half-staff at the State
Capitol and all State public buildings and grounds for the entire day on
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in honor of the individuals who lost their lives
on September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Nevada to be affixed at the State Capitol in Carson City, this 10th
day of September, in the year two thousand nineteen.
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