Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Wednesday, August 30, 2017
for Wednesday, August 30, 2017
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TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Today, across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in 2 states - Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Rhode Island remembers U.S. Army Specialist Matthew Turcotte who was killed in a training accident at Fort Carson, CO.
CT is at half-staff to commemorate U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon until his funeral service this week.
Both states will remain at half-staff until the service member's funeral service.
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Rhode Island remembers U.S. Army Specialist Matthew Turcotte who was killed in a training accident at Fort Carson, CO.
CT is at half-staff to commemorate U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon until his funeral service this week.
Both states will remain at half-staff until the service member's funeral service.
[ Go here to find out more about the 10 sailors killed on the USS McCain ]
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... with liberty and justice for all ...
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... with liberty and justice for all ...
On August 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
He served on the Supreme Court for 24 years (from 1967 to 1991). His most famous case was one that he argued before the Supreme Court in 1954. In Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall proved that segregated public schooling was unconstitutional.
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TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION
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Army Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella
Died August 30, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant Sean Cataudella, 28, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
died Aug. 30 when the military vehicle he was driving hit an embankment and rolled into a canal in Ba’qubah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Sean Cataudella 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 30, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant Sean Cataudella, 28, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
died Aug. 30 when the military vehicle he was driving hit an embankment and rolled into a canal in Ba’qubah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Sean Cataudella 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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[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[On this date, August 30, 1984, the Space Shuttle Discovery, the 3rd of five orbiters in the NASA Space Shuttle program, launched its first mission. It completed 39 missions during 27 years of service. Check-out one of its awe-inspiring launches below.]
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