PHOENIX – State government buildings in Arizona will fly flags at half-staff in remembrance of the lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It’s one of several ways the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, will be honored in metro Phoenix in the coming days.
Why are flags flying at half-staff in Arizona?
Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags at state buildings lowered for Patriot Day on Thursday from sunrise to sunset and encouraged individuals, businesses and other organizations to follow suit.
“On 9/11, we remember and honor the innocent men and women we lost 24 years ago, the survivors, and their families and communities,” Hobbs said in a statement. “We salute the bravery of the first responders who put themselves in harm’s way to protect others. We will never forget.”…