U.S. and Minnesota flags at state and federal buildings will fly at half-staff today in remembrance of those who died at Pearl Harbor. Gov. Tim Pawlenty declared Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day after President Bush requested that flags fly at half-staff at federal buildings.
Japan attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on Dec. 7, 1941, killing more than 2,400 Americans and injuring more than 1,100. Eighty-four Naval Reservists from Minnesota were on active duty at the time, Pawlenty's proclamation said. MARY LYNN SMITH
