170903- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Sunday, September 3, 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.
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]


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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... the Revolutionary War ended with the 1783 Treaty of Paris ...

Benjamin West's painting of the delegates at the Treaty of Paris: representing USA = John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. Representing Great Britain = NO ONE because the British refused to pose for the painting ... sore losers ;) [public domain image]

On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed - ending the American Revolutionary War.
Peace negotiations led by Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams for the United States and by David Hartley and Richard Oswald representing Great Britain, started in April, 1782.

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TODAY'S COMBATANT KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION
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[U.S. Marine Corps - public domain image]

Marine 1st Lt. Ronald Winchester
Died September 3, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
First Lieutenant Ronald Winchester, 25, of Rockville Center, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
killed Sept 3 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]

We honor and thank Ronald Winchester for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
Go to this Military Times 'Honor the Fallen' article to honor him and learn about his life and family

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[Serving up a slice of Americana
... Betsy Ross' flag becomes battle-tested ...]

Betsy Ross sewn flag [public domain image]

[Legend has it that, on September 3, 1777, the Stars & Stripes (Betsy Ross’ famous flag) was first flown while fighting the British at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge in Delaware]

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