171007- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Saturday, October 7, 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:
... 16 years of GWOT - what is that acronym? ...

[ wikipedia montage of images = public domain image ]

On this date in 2001, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan - starting what many call the 'Global War on Terrorism' (GWOT). In retaliation for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and to keep our homeland better protected from this happening again, the U.S. has been waging war against terror groups around the world for 16 years. In tribute to our service members deployed overseas battling terrorism, in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, north Africa, and other countries, many folks observe R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Fridays by wearing red clothing and praying for our military's safe return.

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TODAY'S FALLEN MEMBER SERVICES COMMEMORATION
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Staff Sgt. Bryan Black (left to right), Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright died from wounds sustained during enemy contact in Niger this past Wednesday, October 4, 2017. All three soldiers were assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Army)

We honor and thank these Green Beret soldiers for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
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[Serving up a slice of Americana]
... the most lopsided college football game ever ...

[ On this date in 1916, Coach Heisman led Georgia Tech to the most lopsided victory in college football history over Cumberland. Heisman was seeking revenge for a 22–0 baseball loss to Cumberland in the spring of 1916 by running up the score to 222 to 0 =public domain image ]

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