Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Tuesday, October 3, 2017
for Tuesday, October 3, 2017
The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Citizens ...
TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at half-staff to honor the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting, and it will remain that way until sunset on Friday, October 6th.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Two Presidents proclaim Thanksgiving Day on same date ...
... Two Presidents proclaim Thanksgiving Day on same date ...
Brownscombe painted this in 1914 [ public domain image ]
On this date in 1789 and 1863, Thanksgiving was proclaimed by Presidents Washington and Lincoln. In George Washington's Oct 3, 1789 proclamation he stated, "Congress requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts..." This recommendation was followed sporadically in Novembers for the next 74 years until President Lincoln made it a permanent national holiday. Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day" and it has been consistently celebrated every year from 1863 to now.
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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICE COMMEMORATION
powered by:
Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims
Died October 3, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
18, of Miami, Fla., assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; drowned on Oct. 3 in Baghdad.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Charles Sims 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 October 3, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
18, of Miami, Fla., assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; drowned on Oct. 3 in Baghdad.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Charles Sims 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]
... Tom Petty's music will live on forever ...
[ An American rock music icon, Tom Petty, died yesterday of heart problems.
You probably know some of his classics - I Wont' Back Down, Free Fallin', American Girl, and Runnin' Down a Dream = Getty image]
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