Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following proclamation in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28:
In observance of Memorial Day, May 28, 2007, a day for all Ohioans to pause to reflect and rededicate ourselves to a spirit of sacrifice to community, state, and nation, I hereby proclaim, by the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Ohio by the Ohio Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flags of the United States of America and the State of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds and at all military posts throughout the State from sunrise until noon on this Memorial Day.
The Congress, by Public Law, has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance. I ask that all Ohioans pause to remember those Americans and Ohioans who gave of their lives in support of the freedoms and blessings of liberty enjoyed by all of us.