Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Saturday, September 16, 2017
for Saturday, September 16, 2017
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TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Today, across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in 4 states - New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Alaska.
New Jersey honors U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Kenneth Smith who died in the USS McCain ship collision
North Carolina pays tribute to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Dalida who died in a Special Forces training accident
New Mexico commemorates former Senator Pete V. Domenici who passed on recently
Alaska remembers former Alaska First Lady Ermalee Hickel who died after recently celebrating her 92nd birthday
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
New Jersey honors U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Kenneth Smith who died in the USS McCain ship collision
North Carolina pays tribute to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Dalida who died in a Special Forces training accident
New Mexico commemorates former Senator Pete V. Domenici who passed on recently
Alaska remembers former Alaska First Lady Ermalee Hickel who died after recently celebrating her 92nd birthday
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT YESTERDAY, TAKE TIME TO PAY TRIBUTE TODAY
... NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY ...
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT YESTERDAY, TAKE TIME TO PAY TRIBUTE TODAY
... NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY ...
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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 COMBATANT KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION
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Marine 1st Lt. Andrew K. Stern
Died September 16, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
First Lieutenant Andrew Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
died Sept. 16 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Andrew Stern 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
Died September 16, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
First Lieutenant Andrew Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
died Sept. 16 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Andrew Stern 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
... 1984 Miami Vice style ...]
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[On this date in 1984, the TV series Miami Vice makes its debut with a two-hour episode that includes a scene featuring the Phil Collins hit "In The Air Tonight."]
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