171116- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens ...

TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:

Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff - except in Massachusetts. 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)]

Go here to learn more about Captain Thomas Hudner Jr. and the incredible actions he took to save a fellow Naval Aviator - resulting in him receiving the Medal of Honor.

[ President Harry S. Truman bestowing the Medal of Honor to then Navy Lieutenant Hudner for his gallant actions on Dec. 4, 1950 during the Korean War. = public domain pic ]

TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... Our 46th state ...

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On November 16th in 1907, Oklahoma was admitted as our 46th state in the Union. The state was formed by merging the "Indian Territory" with the "Oklahoma Territory." Oklahoma is now prosperous from its oil drilling. But, back in the 1800s it was prosperous land that feed Native Americans and "Sooners" with lots of bison meat - as buffalo roamed all over the state's prairie land.

[Serving up a slice of Americana]
[ ... Two Boston Red Sox idols are honored with MVP awards ... ]

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[ On this date in 1946 and 1967, Boston Red Sox legends, Ted Williams ('46) and Carl Yastrzemski ('67), are chosen as AL MVP. ]

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