PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:

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Flags at Half-Staff Statewide in Honor of Patriot Day

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PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset on Friday, September 11, 2026, as a mark of respect for Patriot Day, which recognizes the 2,977 innocent souls who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.