Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Half-Staff Wednesday in Observance of 9/11 Anniversary

Statement

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags -- including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise -- should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

In addition, Governor Lamont announced that the state will illuminate the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven -- informally known by many residents as the Q Bridge -- in red, white, and blue lights in recognition of the anniversary beginning at dusk on the evenings of Tuesday, September 10, and Wednesday, September 11. Beacons capable of projecting light nearly six miles into the clear night sky will be lit until 1:00 a.m. during those nights.

"The impact of one of the greatest tragedies in American history still reverberates today, and out of the sorrow we must forever hold onto the spirit of unity and compassion that bonded all of us as a nation and as a people in the following weeks, months, and years," Governor Lamont said. "Tragedy struck incredibly close to home. We will forever pay tribute to the innocent lives that were taken all too soon, and honor the heroism of those who gave their lives while rescuing their fellow man, including many first responders. We continue to pray for the men and women of the Armed Forces serving our nation overseas and protecting our freedom, as well as the many military heroes whose lives were lost in the ongoing battle to keep us safe since 2001."

"The tragedies of 9/11 will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of the American people and we will never forget the innocent lives that were taken, including the first responders who answered the call of duty to help save their fellow man," Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz said. "The lives of thousands of American families were changed in a single moment that day and today we share their grief and pray for their healing. May this day continue to serve as a reminder that we must remain committed to each other as people and as Americans."

The State of Connecticut's official memorial honoring the victims of the attacks is located on a peninsula at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, where on a clear day the Manhattan skyline can be viewed across the Long Island Sound. It features a memorial stone engraved with the names of the people with ties to Connecticut who were killed in the attacks. The state park was chosen as the site for the memorial because it is the location in the immediate aftermath of the attacks where many people gathered to observe the devastation on Lower Manhattan across the Sound. The site was also used in the following days and weeks as a staging area for Connecticut's relief efforts to New York City.

Connecticut Remembers

Names of the 161 people with ties to Connecticut who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

Laurence Abel
Bryan C. Bennett
Jeffrey D. Bittner
Christopher J. Blackwell, FDNY
Allen Patrick Boyle
Alexander Braginsky
Francis Henry (Frank) Brennan
Thomas M. Brennan
Joseph M. Calandrillo
Edward Calderon
Sandra Campbell
Alejandro Castano
Juan Ceballos
Stephen P. Cherry
Kevin F. Cleary, Esq.
Geoffrey W. Cloud
Keith Eugene Coleman
Scott Thomas Coleman
Margaret Conner
Kevin P. Connors
Joseph John Coppo
Dolores Costa
Brian Thomas Cummins
Paul Curioli
Patrick Danahy
Anthony Demas
Lt. Kevin Donnelly, FDNY
John Bruce Eagleson
Michael Egan
Ulf Ramm Ericson
Eric B. Evans
Wendy R. Faulkner
Edward T. Fergus, Jr.
Bradley Fetchet
Paul M. Fiori
John Fiorito
Bennett Lawson Fisher
Peter C. Fry
Richard Peter Gabriel, Sr.
Richard S. Gabrielle
James A. Gadiel
Thomas E. Galvin
Osseni Mama Garba
Christopher Samuel Gardner
Peter Alan Gay
Peter Gerard Gelinas
Robert Gerlich
Lawrence Getzfred
Evan Hunter Gillette
Ronald Gilligan
Steven Lawrence Glick
Wilder A. Gomez
Kiran Kumar Reddy Gopu
Edwin J. Graf, III
Donald F. Greene
James A. Greenleaf, Jr.
Pedro Grehan
James D. Halvorson
Sean S. Hanley
Christine Lee Hanson
Peter Burton Hanson
Sue Kim Hanson
Timothy John Hargrave
Michele Heidenberger
H. Joseph Heller
John Henwood
Robert Higley, II
James J. Hobin
Judith Florence Hofmiller
Paul R. Hughes
William Christopher Hunt
Thomas Edward Hynes
John F. Iskyan
Ariel Louis Jacobs
Michael Grady Jacobs
Mark Steven Jardim
Robert Thomas Jordan
Richard M. Keane
Peter R. Kellerman
Maurice Patrick Kelly
William Hill Kelly, Jr.
Amy King
Glenn Davis Kirwin
Stephen LaMantia
Gary E. Lasko
Robert A. Lawrence, Jr.
Joseph A. Lenihan
Adam J. Lewis
Steven B. Lillianthal
Garry W. Lozier
Michael J. Lyons
Edward "Teddy" F. Maloney
Ada Mason
Kevin Michael McCarthy
Juliana McCourt
Ruth McCourt
Eamon McEneaney
Michael G. McGinty
Francis McGuinn
William J. Meehan, Jr.
Eskedar Melaku
Raymond Joseph Metz, III
Joel Miller
Michael M. Miller
Cheryl Ann Monyak
Lindsay S. Morehouse
Jude Moussa
Cesar A. Murillo
Christopher William White Murphy
Daniel Robert Nolan
Robert W. Noonan
Timothy M. O'Brien
Scott J. O'Brien
James Andrew O'Grady
Christopher Orgielewicz
Margaret Quinn Orloske
Thomas Anthony Palazzo
James Matthew Patrick
Mike A. Pelletier
Joshua Piver
Roger Mark Rasweiler
Jean Destrehan Roger
Sean P. Rooney
Michael C. Rothberg
Jason E. Sabbag
Jesus Sanchez
Stacey Leigh Sanders
Sean Schielke
John B. Schwartz
Randy Scott
Barbara A. Shaw
Michael John Simon
Heather Lee Smith
Dianne Bullis Snyder
Gregory T. Spagnoletti
George E. Spencer, III
Derek J. Statkevicus
Craig William Staub
Andrew Stergiopoulos
Madeline Sweeney
Michael C. Tarrou
Thomas F. Theurkauf, Jr.
Eric Raymond Thorpe
Amy E. Toyen
Tyler Ugolyn
Jonathan J. Uman
Allen V. Upton
Bradley H. Vadas
Edward Raymond Vanacore
Frederick Varacchi
James Thomas Waters, Jr.
Jeffrey David Wiener
Candace Lee Williams
John P. Williamson
William Eben Wilson
David H. Winton
Christopher W. Wodenshek
Martin Phillips Wohlforth
John Works
Edward P. York
Charles A. Zion

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