Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, December 12, 2019
for Thursday, December 12, 2019
Half-Staff Alerts for December 12
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
[ Map and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures, below ]
... 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 12
All Flags atop Capitol and across Raleigh county of WEST VIRGINIA (WV: on Dec. 12): Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags atop the State Capitol and at all state facilities across Raleigh county of West Virginia to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Thu., Dec. 12, in commemoration of the distinguished life and service of former West Virginia Delegate Dr. Robert Pulliam, M.D.. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across Peru & Miami counties of INDIANA (IN: on Dec. 12): Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags at state facilities across Peru & Miami counties of Indiana to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Thu., Dec. 12, to honor former Peru Mayor Richard “Dick” Blair on the day of his interment. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across MINNESOTA (MN: on Dec. 12): Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags at state facilities across Minnesota to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Thu., Dec. 12, in memory of Sergeant / Chief Warrant Officer Candidate Kort Plantenberg - a three National Guard soldier killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, Dec. 5th. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
ALL Flags in City of Nassau Bay, Texas (TX: on Dec. 11 - TBD): TX Governor ordered ALL (US, State, & City) Flags in the City of Nassau Bay to half-staff, immediately on Dec. 11 to sunset on the date of her interment (TBD), in honor of the life and public service of Nassau Bay Police Sergeant Kaila Sullivan, who was killed in the line of duty this weekend while responding to a call. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
[NOTE: We don't know why there is a discrepancy between the half-staff in Houston and Nassau Bay ordered by the TX Governor. He only ordered the TX State Flag to half-staff in the Houston Flag order. See the Flag orders below.]
[NOTE: We don't know why there is a discrepancy between the half-staff in Houston and Nassau Bay ordered by the TX Governor. He only ordered the TX State Flag to half-staff in the Houston Flag order. See the Flag orders below.]
TEXAS Flags across Houston, Texas (TX: on Dec. 10 - TBD): TX Governor ordered the TEXAS STATE Flag in the City of Houston to half-staff, immediately on Dec. 10 to sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of the life and public service of Houston Police Sergeant Christopher Brewster, who was killed in the line of duty this weekend while responding to a domestic violence. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across ARKANSAS (AR: Dec. 9 - TBD): AR Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Arkansas to half-staff, immediately on Dec. 9 to sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in tribute to the memory of Fayetteville Police Officer Stephen Carr. Flags are to remain at half-staff until the day of interment. Officer Carr was killed in the line of duty on the evening of Saturday, December 7, 2019. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across FLORIDA (FL: from Dec. 6 - 13): Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags at state facilities across Minnesota to half-staff, from Dec. 6 to sunset on Fri., Dec. 13, in honor and remembrance of the NAS Pensacola shooting victims, especially the 3 US Navy personnel killed - US Navy Airman Mohmmed Sameh Haitham from Florida, US Navy Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters from Georgia, and US Navy Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, a Naval Academy Graduate from Alabama. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
All Flags across CO on 12/13
State Flag across PA on TBD (for fallen firefighter)
State Flag across PA on TBD (for fallen firefighter)
Today's Moment to Remember
... Happy Birthday to one of our lesser known, but equally important Founding Fathers ...
... Happy Birthday to one of our lesser known, but equally important Founding Fathers ...
[ John Jay as the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court =public domain image ]
On this date, December 12, in 1745 (of the Julian Calendar), John Jay was born in New York, British America. This under-appreciated Founding Father has a list of notable accomplishments - including:
1) He signed the Treaty of Paris of 1783 that officially ended the American Revolutionary War
2) He was appointed by George Washingto to be our first Chief Justice of the U.S.
3) He was the second Governor of New York
and, perhaps most important of all ...
4) He was 1 of 3 Federalist Papers authors - along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison he helped inform state delegats of the benefits of approving the U.S. Constitution
1) He signed the Treaty of Paris of 1783 that officially ended the American Revolutionary War
2) He was appointed by George Washingto to be our first Chief Justice of the U.S.
3) He was the second Governor of New York
and, perhaps most important of all ...
4) He was 1 of 3 Federalist Papers authors - along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison he helped inform state delegats of the benefits of approving the U.S. Constitution
[ unfinished Treaty of Paris of 1783 painting - because the Brits refused to be in it...From left to right = John Jay, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin = public domain image ]
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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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