Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Monday, September 25, 2017
for Monday, September 25, 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 Missouri.
Today in Missouri, the U.S. and MO State Flag are half-staff from sunrise to sunset to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Sean Devoy - who died during medevac training at Ft. Hood.
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Today in Missouri, the U.S. and MO State Flag are half-staff from sunrise to sunset to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Sean Devoy - who died during medevac training at Ft. Hood.
CLICK HERE to read more about Staff Sergeant Devoy's military service
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
[ Federal Hall in NYC - home of the first two sessions of the U.S. Congress = public domain image ]
On this date, September 25, in 1789, Congress proposed 12 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Eventually, on December 15, of 1791, ten of the 12 were approved as the Bill of Rights.
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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICE COMMEMORATION
powered by:
Army Spc. Kyle G. Thomas
Died September 25, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Specialist Kyle Thomas, 23, of Topeka, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Fort Ederle, Italy;
killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol Sept. 25 in Tikrit, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Kyle Thomas 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 25, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Specialist Kyle Thomas, 23, of Topeka, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Fort Ederle, Italy;
killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol Sept. 25 in Tikrit, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Kyle Thomas 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]
[ On September 25, 1690, the first American newspaper was printed. It was published in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Brits ordered its immediate closure.
= public domain image ]
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