Gov. Daugaard Requests Flags at Half-Staff on Memorial Day Until Noon

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                 Gov. Daugaard Requests Flags at Half-Staff on Memorial Day Until Noon

                 President Proclaims Memorial Day As Day Of Prayer For Permanent Peace

       

 

PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard asks that flags be flown at half-staff on the morning of Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, in observance of fallen military service members.

 

President Barack Obama has proclaimed Memorial Day as a Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace and has called on Governors of the United States to request flags at half-staff from 8 a.m. until noon and then at full staff from noon until sunset.

 

The President has designated the hour beginning at 11 a.m., local time, to unite in prayer. He also urges Americans to observe a National Moment of Remembrance, beginning at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.

 

 

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