DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in honor of Patriot Day. The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s proclamation to lower all United States flags to half-staff for the same length of time.
Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
This day of reverence brings together Americans like no other. Just imagine this sense of belonging and being united as one people was an everyday experience. It use to be that way not long ago into the past. We were a society of common courtesies and respect. And who butchered this world is anybody’s guess. The youth of today must be giving optimism for the future as has always been the case. But they lack that basic understanding that there was a time when we were all united as one people. One supposes that this present generation will be the one to double down and become the greatest of all for they stand on the shoulders of giants. We the people wouldn’t have it any other way. God Bless.