Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, December 3, 2019​​​

Half-Staff Alerts for December 3
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
[ Map and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures, below ]

Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for December 3

All Flags across St. Thomas and the U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (USVI: from Dec. 2-4): Governor of the US Virgin Islands ordered all (US & Territorial) Flags at USVI facilities across the islands to half-staff, from sunrise on Mon., Dec. 2 to sunset on Wed., Dec. 4, as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of former Territorial Court Judge Ishmael Meyers, who died on Saturday, Nov. 16.  GO HERE to read about the Flag order.

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All Flags in Johnstown, Ohio (OH: Dec. 2 - TBD):  Johnstown Mayor, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor, ordered all (US & State) Flags  across the city to half-staff, from sunrise on Mon., Dec. 2, to sunset on the date of interment (TBD), in honor of Sergeant Don Jakeway’s incredible service to our country.  CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.

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Upcoming Half-Staffs

All Flags across Navajo Nation on 12/4
​All Flags in NJ on 12/4
All Flags across MI on 12/6

[ Note: Flag Steward proves it has the most accurate & complete listing of half-staffs (National, State, & Local) again:  GO HERE and scroll down to see today's comparison ]

​Today's Moment to Remember
... America's first Flag ...

On this date, December 3, in 1775, then Lieutenant John Paul Jones, aboard the USS Alfred docked in Philadelphia, first raised the "Continental Colors" (better known as the "Grand Union Flag") - the first National Flag of the United States of America.  The Grand Union Flag, comprised of the Flag of Great Britain squeezed into the upper left corner and 13 alternating stripes representing the 13 colonies, was used by the Continental Army and Navy throughout 1776 and 1777.  The Declaration of Independence was signed under the Flag of the Grand Union.  And, legend has it, that Margaret Manny, a milliner and seamstress in Philly, made the first Grand Union Flag.

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