Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, February 7, 2019
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for Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Today's (Feb. 7th) Flag Status / Half-Staff Alerts
Our Flag is at full staff in 49 of 50 states.
US & State Flags HALF-STAFF by order of Governor: OHIO only
US, State & City Flags HALF-STAFF by order of Mayor: ABILENE, TEXAS only
[ Note: NY, per the US Flag Code, has a half-staff that should have been ended by the Governor more than 2 weeks ago.
And, citizens in Monroe County, NY have placed the US Flag, until Feb 16th, to half-staff to honor a local fallen public servant ]
Our Flag is at full staff in 49 of 50 states.
US & State Flags HALF-STAFF by order of Governor: OHIO only
US, State & City Flags HALF-STAFF by order of Mayor: ABILENE, TEXAS only
[ Note: NY, per the US Flag Code, has a half-staff that should have been ended by the Governor more than 2 weeks ago.
And, citizens in Monroe County, NY have placed the US Flag, until Feb 16th, to half-staff to honor a local fallen public servant ]
Today's Moment to Remember
[ U.S. Army soldiers making 'Jungle Stew' to keep their teammates well fed and energized to finish the battle for New Guinea =public domain image ]
During this week in 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended. This World War II conflict in the Pacific lasted 6 months. 2,000 American GIs and 9,000 Japanese soldiers were killed during this long battle.
As part of our focus on African-American military achievements this month, we recall 93rd Infantry Division action on Guadalcanal and beyond. This U.S. Army division, of 16,000, was the only African American division to see action in the Pacific during World War II. These soldiers served mainly as support personnel - building the airfields that would enable America to devastatingly bomb Japanese held islands. When they did get to actually fight in combat, the soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division excelled. After victory at Guadalcanal, elements of the 93rd were shipped to nearby Bougainville, a territory of New Guinea, and they forced the surrender of the highest ranking Japanese officer to be captured during WWII along with thousands of Japanese soldiers.
[Learning moment: Where in the world is New Guinea? Find out here.]
During this week in 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended. This World War II conflict in the Pacific lasted 6 months. 2,000 American GIs and 9,000 Japanese soldiers were killed during this long battle.
As part of our focus on African-American military achievements this month, we recall 93rd Infantry Division action on Guadalcanal and beyond. This U.S. Army division, of 16,000, was the only African American division to see action in the Pacific during World War II. These soldiers served mainly as support personnel - building the airfields that would enable America to devastatingly bomb Japanese held islands. When they did get to actually fight in combat, the soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division excelled. After victory at Guadalcanal, elements of the 93rd were shipped to nearby Bougainville, a territory of New Guinea, and they forced the surrender of the highest ranking Japanese officer to be captured during WWII along with thousands of Japanese soldiers.
[Learning moment: Where in the world is New Guinea? Find out here.]
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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 !!!
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