171010- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Tuesday, October 10, 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 Maryland where it flies at half-staff to honor Navy Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Timothy T. Eckels, Jr., of Manchester, Maryland, who died on August 21, 2017, while serving aboard the USS John McCain.
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Ex Scientia Tridens
("Through Knowledge, Sea Power") is the motto of ...

[ View of US Naval Academy in 1853 - just 8 years after it opened. = public domain image ]

... the United States Naval Academy. The U.S. Naval Academy, by order of the Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, opened on this date, October 10th, in 1845 in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the second oldest of the 5 service academies and commissions officers in to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

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TODAY'S FALLEN COMBATANT KIA COMMEMORATION
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U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant La David Johnson was killed on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, from wounds sustained during enemy contact in Niger. He and three other soldiers killed in the attack were assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C.

We honor and thank La David Johnson for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
CLICK HERE to read the full article about Sergeant Johnson.

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