Gov. Holcomb Directs Flags to be Lowered for Pearl Harbor Day

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 9:22 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

Saturday marks the 83rd anniversary.

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INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff across Indiana in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day.

Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 7. Gov. Holcomb is also requesting businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor caused more than 180 US aircraft to be destroyed. A total of 2,393 Americans were killed, and 1,178 others were wounded, making it the deadliest event ever recorded in Hawaii.

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