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Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, November 27, 2019
for Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Half-Staff Alerts for November 27
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
Half-Staff Alerts for November 27
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 states
The Commonwealth (State) Flags only across VIRGINIA are half-staff
And, locally, all Flags in Lowndes County, Alabama and across the City of Covington and County of Newton, Georgia
Why are these states, counties, and/or cities having half-staffs and whom are they honoring? = GO HERE to see half-staff details, including honoree pictures
Upcoming Half-Staff Alerts
All Flags across AL on 12/2
All Flags across NJ on 12/4
All Flags across MI on 12/6
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 states
The Commonwealth (State) Flags only across VIRGINIA are half-staff
And, locally, all Flags in Lowndes County, Alabama and across the City of Covington and County of Newton, Georgia
Why are these states, counties, and/or cities having half-staffs and whom are they honoring? = GO HERE to see half-staff details, including honoree pictures
Upcoming Half-Staff Alerts
All Flags across AL on 12/2
All Flags across NJ on 12/4
All Flags across MI on 12/6
Today's Moment to Remember
On this date, on November 27, in 1868, then, Lt.Col. George Custers's 7th U.S. Cavalry unit attacked a Cheyenne (Native American tribe) encampment in Oklahoma. The attack, called the Battle of Washita River (also known as the Washita Massacre), was part of a series of battles called the Indian Wars. Custer's quote above reinforced his hunger, and sometimes an obsession, to engage in battle. In this case, his unit of 500+ soldiers attacked the camp holding 'Black Kettle,' a peace-making chief of the Cheyenne, and shot and killed him along with numerous other Cheyenne warriors and some of their women and children. There is much debate about the deaths that resulted from this battle. Regardless, it only further deteriorated the relationship between the U.S. government (US Army) and Native Americans - particularly those who were seeking peace and were leading their tribes to newly designated reservations, like 'Black Kettle.'
There is no Pre-Pledge Tribute this week because there is no school on this #FlagDayFriday
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... 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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