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Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered on Patriot Day in Honor of 9/11 Victims
September 10, 2026
 
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Ohio Statehouse flags at half-staff
Ohio Statehouse flags at half-staff
COLUMBUS, Ohio—In honor of those killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Ohio on Patriot Day.

The order will be in effect from sunrise to sunset on the 25th anniversary of the attacks, Friday, September 11, 2026.

Governor DeWine asks that all Ohioans observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. to honor the innocent lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks.