Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Thursday, September 28, 2017
for Thursday, September 28, 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 Wisconsin - where it is at half-staff to honor Matthew Deicher, an Emergency Medical Technician and Firefighter, who died from complications of injuries sustained while on duty back in 2003.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... a decisive win during the Revolutionary War ...
... a decisive win during the Revolutionary War ...
[ Painting of British Major General Charles Cornwallis surrendering to French and American forces after the Battle of Yorktown that lasted from September 28 – October 19, 1781 = public domain image ]
On September 28, 1791, the Battle of Yorktown began at Yorktown, VA. American and French troops joined forces to fight the British at this pivotal battle. This was the last major clash of the Revolutionary War because British General Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.
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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICE COMMEMORATION
powered by:
Army Sgt. Tyler D. Prewitt
Died September 28, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant Tyler Prewitt, 22, of Phoenix; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany;
died Sept. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained Sept. 24 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Tyler Prewitt 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 28, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sergeant Tyler Prewitt, 22, of Phoenix; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany;
died Sept. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained Sept. 24 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Tyler Prewitt 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 Sep 28, 1951, CBS starts selling the first color televisions, but it's discontinued less than a month later. = unknown author on Flickr ]
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