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Flags flown half-staff in recognition of Patriot Day

By T.M. Lindsey 9/11/08

In honor of Patriot Day and the seventh anniversary of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Gov. Chet Culver ordered all flags in Iowa to be flown half staff Thursday to remember those who lost their lives.

Fallen Iowa Soldier’s Half-Staff Tribute Overshadowed by 9/11 Patriot Day

By T.M. Lindsey 9/10/07

On Friday, Gov. Chet Culver called for flags to be flown half-staff Tuesday to honor Sgt. Kevin Gilbertson, a Cedar Rapids native, who died Friday in Iraq. The timing of Culver’s order coincides with Presidents Bush’s directive that requires all flags located on government-owned property to be flown half-staff in recognition of Patriot Day.
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