170809- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Wednesday, August 9, 2017

'Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag' ... to Inform and Inspire Citizens

Nagasaki - before (top) and after (bottom) the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. On this date, August 9, 1945, at least 40,000 people were killed another 60,000 injured by the atomic explosion and its after-effects. [public domain image]

TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:

Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in 2 states - Texas and Maryland. In Texas, Our Flag continues to fly at half-staff to commemorate the life of former Texas Governor Mark White, who served from 1983 to 1987. And in Maryland, the state's half-staff honors U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Xavier Martin who was killed by the USS Fitzgerald ship collision on June 18th.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... following the chain of command ...

President Gerald Ford, Nixon's VP, is sworn-in as President by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. [public domain image]

On August 9th of 1974, after the resignation of President Nixon, Gerald Ford became our 38th President of the United States - serving from 1974 to 1977. Thanks to the terms of the 25th Amendment, he ascended from House Minority Leader to President in 9 short months without being elected to either the Vice President or President position - the only one to have ever done that. President Ford had other firsts as well: the first Eagle Scout, first college football national champion, and first drafted NFL player to become President.

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TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION:

Today we honor U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant David Board, 49, of Barboursville, West Virginia. He died in Kuwait last Wednesday while deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve with the 130th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard.
We pray for Board's family and thank him for his service to defend our freedoms and fight to liberate the lives of others.

Go here to find out more about Tech Sergeant David Board

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