​Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, March 15, 2019
... #FlagDayFriday ...
with #NeverForgottenFriday tribute to latest GWOT Fallen

Flag Status / Half-Staff Alerts for March 15th  ​
U.S. Flag is full staff in 48 of 50 states
US and State Flags in INDIANA & COLORADO are half-staff
​In Montgomery County, Texas, the US & State Flags are half-staff
And, the STATE Flags in Connecticut (just announced at 906 AM EST today), Maryland, and Alaska are at half-staff

GO HERE to review info on half-staff honorees

​​​​​​On this #FlagDayFriday, we recommend that your school / classroom perform this week's
Pre-Pledge Tribute
- recalling the Truman Doctrine and how it relates to current events

Today's #NeverForgottenFriday Commemoration

Unfortunately, there were two soldiers killed in the line of duty in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) recently.  Sergeant Holli Bolinski, 37, of Pinckneyville, IL, and Specialist Jackson Johnson, 20, of Hillsboro, MO died in a non-combat related vehicle accident while on duty in Kuwait.  According to reports, their military SUV was 'T-boned' by a large water truck that ran a red light.  Bolinski and Johnson were soldiers of the 657th Transportation Company, 419th Transportation Battalion, 103rd Sustainment Command - an Army Reserve unit from Mt. Vernon, Illinois.  Specialist Johnson is survived by his sister and parents.  And, Sergeant Bolinski is survived by her husband and 5 children.
GO HERE for a St. Louis TV station report on this incident
​CLICK HERE to read a St Louis area newspaper story about this accident - mostly about SPC Johnson
GO HERE to review SGT Bolinski's obituary and messages of condolence

​​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 !!!

​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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