[USAO-Buzz] Flags at Half-Staff on Tuesday - Remembering 9/11 Victims and Heroes

[Randy Talley]

Campus family,

Our flags at USAO will be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, by order of
President Obama, in remembrance of America's great loss on Sept. 11, 2001,
and the courage and service by thousands of personnel in law enforcement,
emergency first responders, military and other fields, in the days that
followed.  A copy of the proclamation is shown below.

-USAO Media and Community Relations

PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2012- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On September
11, 2001, a bright autumn day was darkened by the worst attack on the
American people in our history. Thousands of innocent men, women, and
children perished when mighty towers collapsed in the heart of New York City
and wreckage burned in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. They were family
and friends, service members and first responders -- and the tragedy of
their loss left pain that will never fade and scars our country will never
forget. More than a decade later, the world we live in is forever changed.
But as we mark the anniversary of September 11, we remember what remains the
same: our character as a Nation, our faith in one another, and our legacy as
a country strengthened by service and selflessness. In the spirit that moved
rescue workers and firefighters to charge into darkness and danger that
September morning, we see the same sense of moral responsibility that drove
countless Americans to give of themselves in the months that followed. We
offered our neighbors a hand and lined up to give blood. Many helped our
Nation rebuild and recover long after the dust had settled, donating and
volunteering and helping survivors who had borne so much. We were united,
and the outpouring of generosity reminded us that, through challenges that
have spanned from acts of terrorism to natural disasters, we go forward
together as one people. Today, as we remember the victims, their families,
and the heroes who stood up during one of our country's darkest moments, I
invite all Americans to reclaim that abiding spirit of compassion by serving
their communities in the days and weeks ahead. From volunteering with a
faith-based organization, to collecting food and clothing for those in need,
to preparing care packages for our men and women in uniform, there are many
ways to bring service into our everyday lives -- and each of us can do
something. To get involved and find a local service opportunity, visit
www.Serve.gov, orwww.Servir.gov for Spanish speakers. Even the simplest act
of kindness can be a way to honor those we have lost, and to help build
stronger communities and a more resilient Nation. By joining together on
this solemn anniversary, let us show that America's sense of common purpose
need not be a fleeting moment, but a lasting virtue -- not just on one day,
but every day. By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law
107-89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot
Day," and by Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the Congress has
requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized "National
Day of Service and Remembrance." NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President
of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2012, as
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. I call upon all
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display
the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day and National Day
of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives
on September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and interested organizations and individuals to
join in this observance. I call upon the people of the United States to
participate in community service in honor of those our Nation lost, to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including
remembrance services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor the innocent victims who perished as a
result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of September, in the year of our
Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of
America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. BARACK OBAMA


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