DES MOINES, Sept. 10 -- The Office of the Governor issued the following news release:
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset onFriday, September 11, 2026, in honor of Patriots Day and in memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11thterrorist attacks25 years ago.Among thenearly 3,000people whodiedon September 11, 2001,there were eight knownvictims with connections to Iowa:
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James Cleere,55,Newton, IA*
Karen Ann Kincaid, 40, Waverly, IA*
Mari-Rae Sopper, 35,formerly of Ames, IA*
Michael Tinley,56, formerly of Council Bluffs, IA*
SPCCraig Scott Amundson, 28, Cedar Rapids, IA*
Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55,Council Bluffs, IA*
TimothyAaron Haviland, 41, formerly of Ames, IA*
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