Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, December 7, 2014, for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day was created by Congress in 1994 in honor of those Americans killed or injured as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
I have no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on Friday, December 5, 2014. Flags should remain at half-staff until the end of the day on December 7 or first thing Monday morning, December 8, 2014.
Please notify your staff and all of your field offices and facilities around the state.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Please call 360-239-1317 if you have any questions about this flag lowering.