Governor advises flag etiquette for Pearl Harbor observance

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Story Created: Dec 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM CDT

Story Updated: Dec 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM CDT

Gov. Dave Heineman is reminding Nebraskans to fly their flags at half-staff in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Wednesday.

Heineman says lowering the flag is a way to remember the victims and honor the heroes of Pearl Harbor.

Congress has designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and each year the President signs a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.

The Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii claimed some 2,400 American lives and pushed the U.S. into World War II.

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