170930- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Saturday, September 30, 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:
... equal rights to an education ...

[ James Meredith being escorted during his admission to the University of Mississippi = public domain image ]

On this date, September 30, 1962, with guards protecting him from the protesting and rioting, James Meredith was admitted to the University of Mississippi. Segregation of schools was the separation of white schools from minority, mostly black, schools. Meredith, an Air Force veteran looking to attain a higher education at a public school, showed his opposition to segregation of schools by enrolling himself in previous all-white University of Mississippi. He was inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address which highlighted the need for more equal civil rights for all Americans - especially African-Americans. Meredith exercised his constitutional right by applying to the University of Mississippi and did get the back of JFK's administration to enforce his civil rights and help admit him to the university.

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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICE COMMEMORATION
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Army Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh
Died September 30, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
Specialist Dustin McGaugh, 20, of Derby, KS; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla.;
died from a non-hostile gunshot wound on Sept. 30 in Balad, Iraq.

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

We honor and thank Dustin McGaugh 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]
... the Great Bambino ...

[ On this date in 1927, Babe Ruth, the Great Bambino, hit a home run in the final game of the season to give him a record 60 home runs. Upon setting the record, he apparently said, "Sixty! Let's see some SOB try to top that one!" That year, Ruth also, took a little time off to play himself in a silent movie. = public domain image ]

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