Per presidential proclamation, “Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, in Honor of Patriot Day.” Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, marks the 23rd year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in suburban Pennsylvania. Patriot Day serves as a remembrance of the lives lost on that September morning.

By a joint resolution approved 12/18/2001, (Public Law 107-89) has designated September 11th of each year as “Patriot Day” which also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on September 11. You may view the 2024 Patriot Day Proclamation at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/

A section of the law is below:

”§ 144. Patriot Day”(a) DESIGNATION.-September 11 is Patriot Day.”(b) PROCLAMATION.-The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on-

”(1) State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities;

”(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States and interested organizations and individuals to display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001; and’

‘(3) the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.”

Per Presidential proclamation, the designated date for “National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2024” is September 6, 2024, through September 8, 2024. This time allows people of the United States to honor and remember the victims of September 11, 2001, and their loved ones through prayer, contemplation, memorial services, the visiting of memorials, the ringing of bells, evening candlelight remembrance vigils, and other appropriate ceremonies and activities. If you wish to review the entire proclamation, please click here:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/09/05/a-proclamation-on-national-days-of-prayer-and-remembrance-2024/