Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Sunday, September 17, 2017
for Sunday, September 17, 2017
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TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff, except in North Carolina and Alaska.
North Carolina pays tribute to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Dalida who died in a Special Forces training accident.
Alaska remembers former Alaska First Lady Ermalee Hickel who died after recently celebrating her 92nd birthday.
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North Carolina pays tribute to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander Dalida who died in a Special Forces training accident.
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:
... We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, ...
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, ...
CONSTITUTION DAY
On this date, September 17th, in 1787, the U.S. Constitution became law. The Constitution is the "supreme law" of our land. It's also what our military service members and government officers swear to 'support and defend' in their 'Oath of Office.' At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from twelve states voted unanimously to approve the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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TODAY'S COMBATANT KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION
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Marine Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert
Died September 17, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Corporal Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
killed Sept. 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Christopher Ebert 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 17, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Corporal Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
killed Sept. 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Christopher Ebert 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 (tragic) Americana]
[On this date, September 17th, in 1862, occurred the Battle of Antietam - the bloodiest day in U.S. military history (26,000 men dead, wounded, or missing). General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate armies fought General George B. McClellan and numerically superior Union forces at Antietam in Maryland.]
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