Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, June 30, 2018
... a Saturday Replay of Thursday's Reminders ...
( perhaps because Chief Flag Steward is participating in the Danny Dietz 6-28-05 Memorial Workout today ;)
[ 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, June 30, 2018
... a Saturday Replay of Thursday's Reminders ...
( perhaps because Chief Flag Steward is participating in the Danny Dietz 6-28-05 Memorial Workout today ;)
[ 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 Star-Spangled Inspiration
... is a quote from Jack Dempsey, Boxing World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 - 1926
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."
Today's Flag Status
The Flag of the United States of America flies at full staff across our great states, except in Arizona. And, Maryland has a special State Flag half-staff.
The Flag of the United States of America flies at full staff across our great states, except in Arizona. And, Maryland has a special State Flag half-staff.
In Arizona, the US and State Flag are at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today to commemorate the lives of 19 firefighters lost on this date, June 30, 2013. A special forest firefighting team from Prescott, Arizona, known as the 'Granite Mountain Hotshots' was overtaken when the fire near Yarnell changed directions and trapped them. The Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park has now been erected to honor them and the sacrifice they made to protect others and their property.
In Maryland, as a mark of respect for the shooting victims in Annapolis on Wednesday, the Maryland State Flag only was ordered to half-staff this morning and will remain so until sunset on Monday, July 2nd.
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
To view a news story about this firefighting tragedy, CLICK HERE
In Maryland, as a mark of respect for the shooting victims in Annapolis on Wednesday, the Maryland State Flag only was ordered to half-staff this morning and will remain so until sunset on Monday, July 2nd.
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
To view a news story about this firefighting tragedy, CLICK HERE
Today's Historical Reminder
... is a Saturday Replay of Thursday's memories ...
<The Great War's beginning and end date, June 28th - what a strange coincidence>
... is a Saturday Replay of Thursday's memories ...
<The Great War's beginning and end date, June 28th - what a strange coincidence>
[ Trench warfare headlined the war strategy which also began airplane, tank, battleship, and machine gun fighting = public domain images ]
On this date, June 28th, was the beginning and the end of World War I.
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated June 28, 1914. This began a chain of events that led to a number of countries and empires fighting in the First World War. Then, exactly five years later, June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Powers (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States) signed the Treaty of Versailles, the most important of the World War I treaties ending the war and establishing the League of Nations to try and maintain peace.
TODAY'S SPECIAL COMBATANT KILLED-IN-ACTION (KIA) COMMEMORATION:
[public domain images of U.S. Navy and U.S. Army]
Sadly, on this date, June 28th, 2005, was one of the worst days in Special Operations history.
During a military operation intended to stop the Taliban from interfering with the upcoming Afghan elections, known as Operation Red Wings, 19 sailors and soldiers were killed during combat action against Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Navy SEALs
from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y.
- Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif.
- Machinist Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric S. Patton, 22, of Boulder City, Nev.
- Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H.
- Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.
from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Virginia Beach, Va.
- Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, 25, of Littleton, Colo.
from SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.
- Chief Fire Controlman (SEAL) Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, La.
- Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Erik S. Kristensen, 33, of San Diego, Calif.
- Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, of Corbett, Ore.
- Lt. (SEAL) Michael M. McGreevy Jr., 30, of Portville, N.Y.
- Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, W.Va.
Army Night Stalkers
from 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.
- Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare, 29, of Danville, Ohio.
- Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature, 35, of Clarks Grove, Minn.
- Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby, 21, of Pompano Beach, Fla.
- Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles, 33, of Shelbyville, Ind.
- Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington Depot, Conn.
- Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell, 31, of Stafford, Va.
- Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach, 40, of Jacksonville, Fla.
from HQ Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
- Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III, 36, of Franklin, Tenn.
We thank these sailors and soldiers for carrying out their duties to uphold the freedom of Americans and the Afghan people seeking liberty.
[To find out more about these soldiers, go here and/or here.]
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 !!!
- 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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