Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Friday, October 6, 2017
for Friday, October 6, 2017
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TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at half-staff to honor the victims of Sunday night's Las Vegas mass shooting and it will remain so until sunset on Friday, October 6th.
GO HERE TO READ a comprehensive article giving highlights about / paying tribute to nearly every massacre victim
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GO HERE TO READ a comprehensive article giving highlights about / paying tribute to nearly every massacre victim
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Tokyo Rose - what did she do during WWII? ...
... Tokyo Rose - what did she do during WWII? ...
[ public domain image ]
On October 6, 1949, "Tokyo Rose" (Iva Toguri d'Aquino), a Japanese-American born in Los Angeles, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for treason (being a traitor against the U.S.). During World War II, she broadcast music and Japanese propaganda to American troops in the Pacific.
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Today's #NeverForgottenFriday
FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS' COMMEMORATION
On this #NeverForgottenFriday, we remember and honor 2 service members who died this week:
(pictured left to right)
U.S. Army Specialist Alexander Missildine was KIA in Iraq by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device)
and
Sgt. 1st Class Charleston "Gentle Giant" Hartfield with the Nevada Army National Guard and active, off-duty Las Vegas Metro Policeman, was killed in the Vegas mass shooting
Additionally, there are 3 Green Berets who were killed this week in Niger. They have not been identified, so we'll honor them next Friday.
(pictured left to right)
U.S. Army Specialist Alexander Missildine was KIA in Iraq by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device)
and
Sgt. 1st Class Charleston "Gentle Giant" Hartfield with the Nevada Army National Guard and active, off-duty Las Vegas Metro Policeman, was killed in the Vegas mass shooting
Additionally, there are 3 Green Berets who were killed this week in Niger. They have not been identified, so we'll honor them next Friday.
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[Serving up a slice of Americana]
... the first "talkie" ...
[ On October 6, 1927, the first movie with spoken words (aka "talkie"), called The Jazz Singer, opened in New York. = public domain image ]
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