Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, June 3, 2019​

Half-Staff Alerts for June 3  ​  ​
NATIONAL HALF-STAFF until sunset on Tuesday, June 4, to honor Virginia Beach shooting victims

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Today's Moment to Remember

​On June 1, in 1918, the Battle of Belleau Wood began.  This key World War I battle, which lasted from June 1 to June 26, was between the Germans and Allied Forces - made up of US Army, US Marine Corps, French, and British units.  The Germans were making a strong 'Spring Offensive' on the Western Front of Europe to try and capture all of France before the American forces were fully in place.  Fortunately, when the Germans busted through the French defensive line near the Marne River on June 1st, the US Marines reacted quickly and aggressively - pushing the Germans back and then holding the line until ...

[ ... more battle details will be relayed during the next few weeks ... ]

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