LANSING (WWJ) -- U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and on all public buildings will be flying at half-staff through Monday.
The order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for flags to be lowered comes in accordance with a proclamation from President Biden to honor and remember the American service members who died yesterday in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
“We are forever indebted to the heroic service members, who laid down their lives in service to our nation to protect those seeking safety and freedom,” Whitmer said. “The attack in Afghanistan is a global tragedy, and my thoughts are with the loved ones of those killed, the troops who were injured in the attack, and the countless Afghans killed and injured.”
Whitmer also said they are praying for the safety of U.S. service members still on the ground in Afghanistan.
On Thursday, two suicide bombers struck a crowd outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 13 American service members, and injuring dozens of others.
Officials have not yet released the names of those killed in the attack.
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