Governor Spencer Cox has declared September 25 through October 3, 2021, as Blue Star Welcome Week in Utah. Blue Star Welcome Week is an initiative to recognize the roughly 600,000 active-duty and transitioning military families who move to new communities each year. More than 70% of military families live off-base in their local civilian communities, and many often do not …
POW/MIA Recognition Day declared in Utah
Governor Spencer Cox has declared Friday, September 17, 2021, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in Utah. Utah recognizes and is grateful for the service and sacrifice of these men and women and supports the continued efforts to find and recover the remains of the still missing. Such efforts led to the identification of a Utah sailor, Radioman 3rd Class Theodore Q. …
Governor Cox recognizes the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11th
In honor of the nearly 3000 people killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Governor Cox declares September 11, 2021 as Patriot Day in Utah, A National Day of Service and Remembrance and issues video remarks. “Let us join together throughout Utah to remember the many mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters that were lost that day and those …
Governor Cox issues World Suicide Prevention Day declaration
Governor Spencer Cox reaffirms Utah’s commitment to reduce suicide. Utah is one of 35 states participating in the Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families. This challenge is a partnership between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement state-wide suicide prevention best practices. The …
Gov. Cox issues Memorial Day declaration and video remarks
In commemoration of Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, Governor Spencer J. Cox issued a declaration honoring and recognizing the men and women who died while in defense of the United States of America. “For more than 150 years, we have set aside this day to pay tribute and honor the thousands of men and women who gave their lives in …
Gov. Cox orders flags lowered in honor of Memorial Day
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has ordered the flags of the United States of America and the great state of Utah to be flown at half-staff on all state facilities from sunrise until noon on Monday, May 31, 2021, in honor of Memorial Day. Flags will be lowered from sunrise until noon, and then raised promptly to full-staff for the …