Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, May 5, 2018
... a Saturday Replay Day ...
[ 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. ]
for Saturday, May 5, 2018
... a Saturday Replay Day ...
[ 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 Arizona and Wisconsin.
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in Arizona and Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin, the U.S. and State Flags are lowered to half-staff for Raymond Barker and Vel Phillips. Cpl. Raymond A. Barker of the United States Marine Corps Reserves Lost His Life While Serving His Country During World War II. Velvalea "Vel" Phillips was a former Wisconsin Secretary of State and barrier-breaking, Civil rights fighting, African-American woman, who was Wisconsin's first African-American judge.
Arizona calls for its Flags (USA and State Flags) to be at half-staff to honor Nogales Police Officer Jesus Cordova on his day of interment.
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
Arizona calls for its Flags (USA and State Flags) to be at half-staff to honor Nogales Police Officer Jesus Cordova on his day of interment.
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
Flag Steward - Honors and Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Citizens
by showcasing this past Wednesday's 'REMINDERS FROM OUR FLAG'
by showcasing this past Wednesday's 'REMINDERS FROM OUR FLAG'
[ 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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Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- 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 !!!
- 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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