Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Wednesday, September 27, 2017
for Wednesday, September 27, 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:
... one of our most famous Patriots ...
... one of our most famous Patriots ...
[ Samuel Adams - when serving as Massachusetts' Governor = public domain image ]
On September 27, 1722, one of America's most well-known Patriots was born - Samuel Adams of Boston. Sam Adams was an American revolutionary leader who helped spark the British revolt in Boston, served as a delegate to the Continental Congresses, and inked his name on the Declaration of Independence.
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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICE COMMEMORATION
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva
Died September 27, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant First Class Joselito Villaneva, 36, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany;
killed Sept. 27 when a sniper shot him while he was at his observation post in Balad, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Joselito Villaneuva 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 27, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant First Class Joselito Villaneva, 36, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany;
killed Sept. 27 when a sniper shot him while he was at his observation post in Balad, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Joselito Villaneuva 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 this date in 1997, Bob Dylan plays "Knocking On Heaven's Door" and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" for Pope John Paul II and an audience of 300,000 at the World Eucharist Congress in Bologna, Italy. And, the Pope is in total rapture listening isn't he ;) :) ... unknown author on Pinterest ]
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