170915- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Friday, September 15, 2017

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

TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:

Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in South Carolina and Michigan.
South Carolina's half-staff honors POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Michigan's half-staff commemorates Marine Corps Private First Class Michael P. Giannattasio died August 30, 2017 during Marine Recon training.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY ...

[public domain image]

2017 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Friday, September 15th

National POW/MIA Recognition Day will be observed on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. This annual event honors our missing service members and their families, and highlights the government’s commitment to account for them. Support for these missing Americans and their families is deeply felt. America’s POW/MIAs should be honored and recognized, rather than memorialized, with the focus on continuing commitment to account as fully as possible for those still missing (1,606 as of March 2017).

[courtesy of http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/recognition-day.html]

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TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS COMMEMORATION

Marine Corps Private First Class Michael P. Giannattasio died August 30, 2017 during Marine Recon training. Pfc Giannattasio, 22, of Armada, Michigan, was his boot camp company's "Iron Man" (scoring the highest scores on the Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Tests)
[summary courtesy of Marine Corps Times' website]
We honor and thank Michael Giannattasio for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
Go to this news article to also honor him and learn about his life and family

Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Dalida died September 14, 2017 during Special Forces training: Staff Sgt. Dalida, 32, from Dunstable, Massachusetts, was enrolled in the Special Forces Qualification Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. During the explosives training accident that killed Dalida, seven other Special Forces trainees were injured as well.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' website]
We honor and thank Alexander Dalida for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
Go to this news article to also honor him and learn about his life and family

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[Serving up a slice of Americana
... car music on-demand on 8-track ;) ...]

[CC license use = image from czmarlin on Wikipedia]

[On this date in 1965, Ford began offering 8-track tape players in its Mustang, Thunderbird and Lincoln models. This marked the first time 8-track players are widely available. The 8-track players tend to chew up tapes, leading to 8-track roadkill as drivers throw the tangled tapes out their windows. ;)]

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