Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Friday, November 3, 2017
for Friday, November 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 full staff except in Montana. The U.S. Flag and state flag is at half-staff in Montana to honor the life and legacy of former Montana Governor Judy Martz, Montana's first female Governor, who passed away on October 30th, 2017 .
NOTE: In North Carolina, the Governor has called for all state flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on Monday, November 6th, in tribute to the Department of Public Safety employee, Geoffrey Howe. He passed on Thursday after suffering multiple injuries while working at Pasquotank Correctional Institution on Thursday, October 12th.
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
NOTE: In North Carolina, the Governor has called for all state flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on Monday, November 6th, in tribute to the Department of Public Safety employee, Geoffrey Howe. He passed on Thursday after suffering multiple injuries while working at Pasquotank Correctional Institution on Thursday, October 12th.
[Click here to learn more about today's half-staff honorees and verify the latest flag status for every state (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... "That ain't what I heard" - Presidential election mistake ...
... "That ain't what I heard" - Presidential election mistake ...
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On this date, November 3, in 1948, the Chicago Tribute newspaper proclaimed the wrong winner of the Presidential election on its front page. The headline should have been reversed. President Truman had some fun with it though.
TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION
powered by:
Army Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson
Died November 3, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
20, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 3 when his vehicle hit a landmine while he was on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Rayshawn Johnson for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
GO TO to this article to honor him and learn about his life and family
Died November 3, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
20, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 3 when his vehicle hit a landmine while he was on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]
We honor and thank Rayshawn Johnson for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
GO TO to this article to honor him and learn about his life and family
[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... Ice Ice Baby ... ]
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[ On this date, November 3rd of 1990, "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice becomes the first rapper hit to be #1 in the U.S..
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