Gov. DeSantis has flags flying at half-staff today. Here's why:

Governor Ron DeSantis announced that flags would be flown at half-staff today as a mark of respect for the victims killed in the Dec. 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

The gunman shot and killed three U.S. Navy sailors: Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Mohammed Sameh Haitham, 19; Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cameron Scott Walters, 21; and Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23.

Eight others were wounded in the attack.

Remembering those we lost:NAS Pensacola heals from tragedy, stands resilient a year after terrorist attack

Three years later, Pensacola continues to heal and stand resilient. Building 833, where the shooting took place, has reopened, the community celebrated its first Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show onboard NAS Pensacola in November and plans to reopen the base to the public are in the works.

DeSantis signed the proclamation directing the flags of the United States and the state of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout Florida from sunrise to sunset

To view the Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day Proclamation, click here.