Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Thursday, August 24, 2017
for Thursday, August 24, 2017
The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Citizens of...
TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in Michigan - where it flies at half-staff to commemorate the life of former Congressman / U.S. Representative for Michigan.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... America rose from the ashes to maintain our freedom from the British ...
You probably didn't know what hard knocks we took from the British nearly 40 years after our Independence.
On this date, August 24th, of 1814, during the War of 1812, the British forces invaded Washington, D.C. and burned the White House, Capitol, and Treasury Department - symbols of American freedom and success. But, America, beaten down, did not break and was able to retaliate despite its center of leadership being destroyed. A war truce was reached with the United Kingdom 5 months later, in January 1815.
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TODAY'S COMBATANT KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION
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Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob R. Lugo
Died August 24, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lance Corporal Jacob Lugo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
killed Aug. 24 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Jacob Lugo for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
Go here to honor him and learn about his life and family here
Died August 24, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lance Corporal Jacob Lugo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
killed Aug. 24 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Jacob Lugo for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
Go here to honor him and learn about his life and family here
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