Kasich ordered flags flown at half-staff today for Sept. 11 observance

COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. John Kasich ordered flags flown at half-staff today, the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.

Kasich also asked that Ohioans observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. (EDT), the time when the first plane flew into the World Trade Center in New York. The attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives.

His office says flags on public buildings and grounds should be at half-staff from sunrise until sunset.

In a resolution, the governor urged Ohioans to use the day to both honor victims and pay tribute to the men and women in the military and to first responders.