Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Friday, October 20, 2017
for Friday, October 20, 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 Nevada. In NV, Our Flag flies at half-staff to honor off-duty policeman and National Guardsman, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Charleston Hartfield, who was killed during the Las Vegas mass shooting.
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
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TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... "I shall return." is now fulfilled as "I have returned" ...
... "I shall return." is now fulfilled as "I have returned" ...
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On this date, October 20th, of 1944, General Douglas MacArthur set foot on Philippine soil. He was fulfilling the promise he gave after escaping the Japanese invading the Philippine Islands back in 1942 - uttering the famous words "I shall return."
TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION
powered by:
Army Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson
Died October 20, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
29, of Calumet, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 20 while on mounted patrol when the vehicle in which he was riding hit an improvised explosive device and then came under small-arms fire by enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Paul Johnson for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
GO TO to this Military Times 'Honor the Fallen' article to honor him and learn about his life and family
Died October 20, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
29, of Calumet, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 20 while on mounted patrol when the vehicle in which he was riding hit an improvised explosive device and then came under small-arms fire by enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Paul Johnson for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
GO TO to this Military Times 'Honor the Fallen' article to honor him and learn about his life and family
[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... another rock group tragedy ... ]
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[ On this date in 1977, 4 members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in a plane crash in Mississippi. Obviously, the band was never able to perform at the level it had reached in the 70s. Ever wonder about the origin of their name. Interestingly, the group's name came from a mocking tribute to Leonard Skinner, the PE teacher of a band member who strictly enforced the school's policy against long hair. ]
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