Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
... a 'Women to Honor Wednesday' and an 'End of Watch Wednesday' ...
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for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
... a 'Women to Honor Wednesday' and an 'End of Watch Wednesday' ...
[ GO HERE to perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute at any time you like. But, ... we recommend you designate each Friday as #FlagDayFriday
- a day to take 2 minutes to perform a pre-Pledge Tribute, which will make Pledge of Allegiance more engaging and meaningful. ]
Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in Alaska.
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in Alaska.
In Alaska, the U.S. and State Flag are lowered to half-staff until Friday, May 4th, at sunset, in honor of Specialist Gabriel David Conde, 22, who was killed in combat on April 30, 2018 in Afghanistan. Specialist Conde has served in Alaska since April 2016. He was a member of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He joined the Army in August of 2015 in Loveland, Colorado, where his parents still live.
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
[ U.S. Navy Aviator, F/A-18 pilot Lieutenant Commander Tammie Jo Shults = wiki public domain image ]
Women to Honor Wednesday
For this 'Women to Honor Wednesday,' we pay honor Tammie Jo Shults (maiden name Bonnell). Who? I've never heard of her. Well, you may have missed her name, but she is a notable aviator. She was the pilot who safely landed a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft that had an unforseen engine explosion that killed on passenger and injured several others. Her nerves of steel brought the aircraft in for a smooth emergency landing. Those nerves of steel were developed as a U.S. Navy Aviator. She was one of the first females to fly tactical jet aircraft for the Navy back in the 1980s and 90s - including the powerful F/A-18 Hornet.
Tammie's triumphant story included the following inspiration from Linda Maloney's book "Military Fly Moms: Sharing Memories, Building Legacies, Inspiring Hope". Tammie shared that, "During my senior year of high school in 1979, I attended a vocational day where I heard a retired colonel give a lecture on aviation. He started the class by asking me, the only girl in attendance, if I was lost. I mustered up the courage to assure him I was not and that I was interested in flying. He allowed me to stay but assured me there were no professional women pilots.I did not say another word. In my heart, I hoped that God had given me an interest in flying for a reason. I had never touched an airplane, but I knew flying was my future. My junior year in college, I met a girl who had just received her Air Force wings. My heart jumped. Girls did fly! I set to work trying to break into the club."
For this 'Women to Honor Wednesday,' we pay honor Tammie Jo Shults (maiden name Bonnell). Who? I've never heard of her. Well, you may have missed her name, but she is a notable aviator. She was the pilot who safely landed a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft that had an unforseen engine explosion that killed on passenger and injured several others. Her nerves of steel brought the aircraft in for a smooth emergency landing. Those nerves of steel were developed as a U.S. Navy Aviator. She was one of the first females to fly tactical jet aircraft for the Navy back in the 1980s and 90s - including the powerful F/A-18 Hornet.
Tammie's triumphant story included the following inspiration from Linda Maloney's book "Military Fly Moms: Sharing Memories, Building Legacies, Inspiring Hope". Tammie shared that, "During my senior year of high school in 1979, I attended a vocational day where I heard a retired colonel give a lecture on aviation. He started the class by asking me, the only girl in attendance, if I was lost. I mustered up the courage to assure him I was not and that I was interested in flying. He allowed me to stay but assured me there were no professional women pilots.I did not say another word. In my heart, I hoped that God had given me an interest in flying for a reason. I had never touched an airplane, but I knew flying was my future. My junior year in college, I met a girl who had just received her Air Force wings. My heart jumped. Girls did fly! I set to work trying to break into the club."
This Week's Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to Honor:
[for week of 4/23-29]
[for week of 4/23-29]
[ pictured from left to right = Officers Cordova, Whites, and Santander, as well as, Corporal Cole == Images courtesy of ODMP.org ]
For this 'End of Watch Wednesday,' we honor four law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty.
Corporal Eugene Cole was killed by gunfire in Maine.
Officer Rogelio Santander was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas
Officer Charles Whites was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic in Texas.
And, Officer Jesus "Chuy" Cordova was gunned down during a carjacking in Arizona.
Please, pray for these fallen officers and their families.
[To leave a message and review the most detailed account of these law enforcement officers' line of duty death, please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page]
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Now go 'Be a stud citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a stud 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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