Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, December 14, 2019​​​

Half-Staff Alerts for December 14
... 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 14

All Flags across CONNECTICUT (CT: on Dec. 14):  CT Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Connecticut to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Sat., Dec. 14, in remembrance of the twenty children and six adults who were killed seven years ago in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.  CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.

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ALL Flags atop State Capitol and in City of Westbrook, MAINE (ME: on Dec. 14):  ME Governor ordered All Flags atop the State Capitol and in the City of Westbrook, Maine, to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Sat., Dec. 14, the date of her interment, in honor of former State Representative Ann Peoples.  CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.

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ALL Flags in Morgan County, INDIANA (IN: on Dec. 14):  IN Governor ordered ALL (US, State, & County/City) Flags across Morgan County to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Sat., Dec. 14, the date of his interment, in honor of U.S. Army Sergeant Larry Litton Jr..  GO HERE to read the Flag order

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All Flags across NEW JERSEY (NJ: Dec. 13 - 20):  NJ Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across New Jersey to half-staff, from sunrise on Fri., Dec. 13 to sunset Fri., Dec. 20, in recognition of the victims of the hate crime in Jersey City: Detective Joseph Seals, Moshe Deutsch, Linda Minda Ferencz, and Douglas Miguel Rodriguez.  GO HERE to read the Flag order.

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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.

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Upcoming Half-Staffs

All Flags across MN on 12/15
All Flags across GA on 12/16
WY State Flag atop Capitol and across Converse County on 12/16
State Flag across PA on TBD (for fallen firefighter)
All Flags across AL on 12/22

​Star-Spangled Inspirational Stories
... Interesting & informative articles I read recently and wanted to share ...

After you watch the behind-the-scenes video of the movie "1917" below, you'll have no choice, but to go watch it. ;)
"1917" is being called one of the most impressive war films ever.  The movie was inspired the director's (Sam Mendes') grandfather's WWI autobiography of fighting on the infamous "Hindenburg Line" against the Germans. 

CLICK HERE to learn more about this movie via a "non-spoiler" article on Military Times.

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What will be the next War Memorial built on the Washington DC National Mall?

GO HERE to learn about this memorial's plans by reading an article on Military Times

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