180202F- Reminders from Our Flag

Strengthening Our Future by Honoring Our Past

Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, February 2, 2018

[Note: Play this patriotic music in the background to enhance the experience]

We start this #FlagDayFriday by recommending that you perform a ...
pre-Pledge Observance at your school

For this #FlagDayFriday, we proclaim that across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff - except in Colorado and Michigan.

Michigan's half-staff honors Detroit Police Officer Glenn Doss Jr., a two year member of the police force, who was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, January 28th.
In Colorado, Our Flag is at half-staff to commemorate Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm, who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday evening (1/24). The U.S. and CO flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Feb. 2nd - the day of his funeral.
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The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens

[ Marines attack at Battle of Chapultepec =public domain image ]

On this 'Flag Day Friday,' dating back to February 2nd of 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe was signed to end the Mexican-American War. For a mere $15 million, the United States garnered a massive amount of land that includes today's states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas.

On this #NeverForgottenFriday, we remember
THIS WEEK'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS
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During this past week, in the Global War on Terrorism combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan (OIF and OEF), thankfully, there were no fallen combatants. And, we are not aware of any named military service members who were killed during active duty training accidents this past week.

So, let's take this opportunity to acknowledge, remember, and thank all those service members who are deployed overseas.
We appreciate them defending our freedoms and pray for their safe return home.

Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag program

Now go 'Be a good citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!

In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)

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