Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, September 6, 2019
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
... and a #FlagDayFriday ...
for Friday, September 6, 2019
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
... and a #FlagDayFriday ...
Half-Staff Alerts for September 6
Half-Staff Alerts for September 6
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 States.
ALL (US & STATE) FLAGS across NEW YORK are half-staff.
In CALIFORNIA, is a local (Santa Cruz Cty) all flags half-staff.
GO HERE to review details on half-staffs and their honorees
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 States.
ALL (US & STATE) FLAGS across NEW YORK are half-staff.
In CALIFORNIA, is a local (Santa Cruz Cty) all flags half-staff.
GO HERE to review details on half-staffs and their honorees
Happy #FlagDayFriday!
The week's Pre-Pledge Tribute recalls the birth of our Pledge of Allegiance.
CLICK HERE perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute.
The week's Pre-Pledge Tribute recalls the birth of our Pledge of Allegiance.
CLICK HERE perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute.
Today's #NeverForgottenFriday Commemoration
Unfortunately, there were 2 military personnel killed in Global War on Terror (GWOT) combat zones recently. US Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Dustin Ard, of Hyde Park, Utah died on Aug. 29, 2019, from combat wounds sustained while fighting in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. SFC Ard was Special Forces / Green Beret soldier serving with 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and an unborn child.
And, on Thursday, September 5th, the Department of Defense announced that a military service member had been killed by a terrorist car bomb near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The service member's name will not be released until his/her next of kin (parents or other legal guardians) are personally told of the news (usually within 24 hours of the death).
[ GO HERE to learn more about SFC Ard ]
And, back on the homefront ...
And, on Thursday, September 5th, the Department of Defense announced that a military service member had been killed by a terrorist car bomb near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The service member's name will not be released until his/her next of kin (parents or other legal guardians) are personally told of the news (usually within 24 hours of the death).
[ GO HERE to learn more about SFC Ard ]
And, back on the homefront ...
Sadly, one firefigther died in the line of duty recently. Austin Peck, a Goodyear, Arizona, firefighter died after battling a job-related cancer.
There were no peace officers killed in the line of duty this past week.
Please, pray for all of these fallen patriots and their family and friends in mourning.
[ To review details of these first responder LODDs (Line of Duty Deaths), please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page and Firehouse.com LODDs page ]
There were no peace officers killed in the line of duty this past week.
Please, pray for all of these fallen patriots and their family and friends in mourning.
[ To review details of these first responder LODDs (Line of Duty Deaths), please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page and Firehouse.com LODDs page ]
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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