180323F- Reminders from Our Flag

[The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag nonprofit project has been re-branded as Flag Steward]

Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, March 23, 2018
... a #FlagDayFriday ...

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

For this #FlagDayFriday, we proclaim that across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff.
[Note of exception: Special flag status in part of Missouri - details below]

[Note: Missouri's governor ordered all flags at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, in the County of St. Louis from sunrise on March 22 until sunset on March 30, 2018, in honor of MO State Representative Cloria Brown.]
[CLICK for more half-staff honoree & states flag info (courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]

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On this #NeverForgottenFriday, we remember
THIS WEEK'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS
contributed by:

[ Pictured (left to right - top to bottom = US Air Force and Air National Guard members... Staff Sgt. Dashan J. Briggs, Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso, Capt. Christopher T. Zanetis, Capt. Andreas B. O'Keeffe, Master Sgt. William R. Posch, Staff Sgt. Carl P. Enis, and Capt. Mark K. Weber -- US Air Force / public domain images ]

Last week (Mar. 11-17), there were 7 new fallen military service members serving in the Global War on Terrorism that died. An HH-60 PaveHawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq killing all 7 aboard.
The fallen airmen include:
Capt. Mark K. Weber, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
Four of the airmen were assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing at the Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach.
-Capt. Andreas B. O'Keeffe, 37, of Center Moriches, New York.
-Capt. Christopher T. Zanetis, 37, of Long Island City, New York.
-Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso, 39, of Commack, New York.
-Staff Sgt. Dashan J. Briggs, 30, of Port Jefferson Station, New York.
Two were assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida:
-Master Sgt. William R. Posch, 36, of Indialantic, Florida.
-Staff Sgt. Carl P. Enis, 31, of Tallahassee, Florida.
There were no indications the helicopter had been shot down. This Air Force combat search and rescue helicopter was in transit when it went down near the town of Qaim in Anbar Province of Iraq.
GO HERE to learn more about the lives of these men.

We pray for the families and teammates mourning the loss of these 7 airmen. We also thank these airmen for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate others.

Today's 'Slice of Americana'
... Elvis joins the Army ...
On March 24th of 1958, Elvis Presley was sworn into the U.S. Army - fulfilling his civic duty and calling to serve the Nation that provided so much to his career. He started as a Private (E-1) and finished his enlistment as a Sergeant (E-5).

[ Elvis stationed Germany = public domain images ]

Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Flag Steward 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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