UNITED STATES — Governor Mark Gordon, in accordance with a presidential proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags to be flown at half-staff statewide on Thursday, Dec. 7, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, “to commemorate the patriots who were wounded and who perished on December 7, 1941.”
On this day 82 years ago, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippines and Wake Island. The United States entered WWII the next day.
Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has designated Dec. 7 of each year as “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.”
“The commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor instills in all Americans a greater understanding and appreciation of the selfless sacrifice of the individuals who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II,” Governor Gordon said in a statement. “Pearl Harbor Day affords us the opportunity to honor the great generation of Americans whose unparalleled exploits, persistence, devotion and bravery in the name of freedom have allowed our country, and many others, to prosper.”
Governor Mark Gordon ordered for flags to be flown at half-staff starting at midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 6, and remain at half-staff for the entire day Thursday, Dec. 7 until midnight. The order is in accordance with a proclamation from President Joe Biden.
