171115- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Wednesday, November 15, 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 Massachusetts and Alaska. In AK, Our Flag is at half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, to honor of former Alaska State Representative Dr. Joshua Wright. And, in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings beginning immediately until sunset on Thursday, November 16th in honor of Captain Thomas J. Hudner Jr., USN (Ret), Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor - Korean War., native of Fall River, Massachusetts and resident of Concord, Massachusetts.
[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:
... America's first government roadmap ...

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On this date, November 15th, in 1777, the Articles of Confederation, which served as our first constitution, were approved and sent to the states for ratification. The Articles of Confederation were written by the Second Continental Congress to establish how our state and federal (United States) governments would work together to manage big issues. The Articles created a war-time confederation (teamwork plan) for the states to protect themselves while giving the central (federal) government very limited powers. This document helped Congress to manage the American Revolutionary War, deal with foreign countries, handle Native American relations, and settle land disputes.

TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION
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Army 2nd Lieutenant Jeremy L. Wolfe
Died November 15, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
27, of Wisconsin; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]

We honor and thank Jeremy Wolfe 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]
[ ... a mega star 'Mickey Mouse Club' for the ages ... ]

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[ On this date, November 15th, in 1993, mega-stars in the making: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling join J.C. Chasez and Keri Russell in the cast of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. ]

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