Governor Corzine Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of the 9-11 Attacks

TRENTON - In honor of the victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Governor Jon S. Corzine issued the following Executive Order ordering flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday, September 11, 2009: 

The full text of the Executive Order is below. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 154

 

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, unprecedented terrorist attacks were launched on New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania; and 

WHEREAS, more than one quarter of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks were New Jerseyans, with nearly 700 of our residents killed in the attacks, and numerous others injured; and 

WHEREAS, many New Jerseyans, including thousands of police, fire, military, emergency, and construction personnel, bravely responded to this tragedy; and

WHEREAS, hundreds of New Jersey families have been drastically affected by these events, through the loss of a parent, spouse, child, or other loved one; and 

WHEREAS, this tragic event will be remembered by all New Jerseyans, both privately as well as in public remembrances and memorial ceremonies; and 

WHEREAS, it is fitting that this day be observed with full solemnity, in tribute to the thousands of innocent victims who perished in the attacks;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JON S. CORZINE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT: 

1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on September 11, 2009, in recognition and mourning of all of those lost in the September 11^th attacks and, particularly, those lost from our home State. 

2. This Order shall take effect immediately. 

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