​Flags to be lowered at order of the President of the United States until sundown Sunday, September 16, 2012, as mark of respect for victims of the attack in Benghazi, Libya
 
(Salem, OR) — At the request of President Obama, Governor Kitzhaber today ordered all flags at public institutions statewide to immediately be lowered and flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, September 16, 2012, to honor the victims of the attack in Benghazi, Libya.

For the text of the Presidential Proclamation, go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/12/presidential-proclamation-honoring-victims-attack-benghazi-libya

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