170919- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Tuesday, September 19, 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.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:

[President Washington's Farewell Address = public domain image]

On this date, September 19, 1796, President George Washington declined serving a third presidential term. Washington's Farewell Address was published in the American Daily Advertiser for all to read on that date. Most of the written speech was about: 1) how different political party views could affect the nation's unity, and 2) avoiding permanent alliances with foreign countries so America could maintain its independence and grow as a country without foreign influences. James Madison wrote an early draft, but this version was mostly written by Alexander Hamilton.

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TODAY'S COMBATANT KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION
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Army Sgt. Brandon E. Adams
Died September 19, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant Brandon Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.;
died Sept. 19 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained Feb. 16 in Fallujah, Iraq, when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house.

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

We honor and thank Brandon Adams 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]

[1st Battle of Saratoga - also known as the Battle for Freeman's Farm set the stage of Saratoga to be a pivotal pin in the Colonials defeat of the British. This image is of the Colonial / American battle plans and the home at which the Colonial / American HQ was... = public domain image]

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