171122- Flag's Daily Briefing

Our Flag's Daily Briefing
for Wednesday, November 22, 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.
[ Note for Maryland: The Maryland State Flag is lowered to half-staff in honor of Det. Sean Suiter of the Baltimore City Police Department, who died in the line of duty on November 16, 2017, and it will remain at that position until sunset on the day of his interment (burial - TBD). ]
[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:
... The President has been shot ...

[ =public domain image ]

On this date, November 22, in 1963, as President John F. Kennedy's motorcade moved through downtown Dallas, JFK was assassinated (shot and killed). After being shot in the back and then in the head, he was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital where fifteen doctors tried to save him. Unfortunately, he didn't survive and was pronounced dead. About an hour later, Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson, aboard Air Force One, was sworn in as the 36th President.
A did you know: ... John F. Kennedy was a Veteran. He served in the Navy during World War II and received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained while commanding a "PT" (motorized torpedo) boat fighting Japanese ships in the Pacific. He was also awarded the Navy-Marine Corps medal for his heroism displayed against Japanese combat vessels.

[ Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy (standing far right) with his PT-109 crew in 1943. Two crew members were killed by a Japanese destroyer that attacked them the day JFK earned his medals. ]

TODAY'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER COMMEMORATION
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U.S. Army Specialist Robert D. Roberts
Died November 22, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
21, of Winter Park, Fla.; assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed Nov. 22 when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.
[summary courtesy of Military Times' Honor the Fallen website]

We honor and thank Robert Roberts 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]
[ ... 'The ol' ball coach' won a Heisman Trophy? ... ]

[ Univ of Florida QB, Steve Spurrier, during 1966 versus Univ of Georgia = public domain pic ]

[ On this date, November 22nd, 1966, Steve Spurrier was announced as the 32nd Heisman Trophy winner. He would receive the award during a gala on December 1st. He beat out NFL Hall of Fame QB Bob Griese. ]

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