Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, December 20, 2019
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
for Friday, December 20, 2019
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
Half-Staff Alerts for December 20
... 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 20
The VA State Flag atop VIRGINIA State Capitol and in City of Lynchburg (VA: on Dec. 20): VA Governor ordered all VA State Flags atop State Capitol and across Lynchburg to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Fri., Dec. 20, in respect and memory of former Virginia State Senator Elliot Schewel. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across SOUTH CAROLINA (SC: on Dec. 20): South Carolina Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across South Carolina to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Fri., Dec. 20, in honor of Deputy Michael Latu of the Marion County Sheriff's Office, who died in the line of duty. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across COLORADO (CO: on Dec. 20): CO South Metro District Fire stations, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor, have all Flags aColorado Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Colorado to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Fri., Dec. 20, the date of interment, in honor of former South Metro District Fire Rescue Assistant Chief of Operations Troy Jackson, whose line of duty death was from adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare job-related cancer. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All City Flags across Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (CA: Dec. 18 - Jan. 7): Los Angeles Mayor ordered all City Flags across Los Angeles to half-staff, immediately on Wed., Dec. 18 to sunset on Tue., Jan. 7, in honor of Former First Assistant Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, Earl Paysinger. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order. And, GO HERE to learn more about his and his law enforcement career.
All Flags across IOWA (IA: Dec. 18 - 20): Iowa Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Iowa to half-staff, immediately on Wed., Dec. 18 to sunset Fri., Dec. 20, in honor of former University of Iowa Coach Hayden Fry. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags in Greenwich, Connecticut (CT: until TBD): CO South Metro District Fire stations, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor, have all Flags aGreenwich Mayor, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor ordered all town Flag to half-staff, on Tue., Dec. 17, until sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of Greenwich Police Officer Justin Quagliani. GO HERE to read about this Flag event.
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. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
All Flags across AL on 12/22
All Flags across NJ on 12/23
All Flags across NJ on 12/23
Today's #NeverForgottenFriday Commemoration
Thankfully, there were no U.S. military personnel killed in Global War on Terror (GWOT) combat zones this past week.
... And, back on the homefront ...
... And, back on the homefront ...
Sadly, ... there were 5 first responder honorees who died recently. The 4 fallen police officers were PFC Latu of the Marion County Sheriff's Officer in South Carolina (single car crash), Chief Deputy Jacobs of the Knott County Sheriff's Office in Kentucky (heart attack), First Assistant Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, Chief Earl Paysinger, and Sergeant Oglesby of the Naval Service Washingto DC Police Department in Maryland (single car crash). .
And, the fallen firefighter was former Assistant Chief of Operations for the South Metro District Fire Rescue, Chief Troy Jackson, in Colorado (job-related cancer).
We honor and thank these patriots for serving and protecting their communities.
[ To review details of these first responder LODDs (Line of Duty Deaths), please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page and Firehouse.com LODDs page ]
And, the fallen firefighter was former Assistant Chief of Operations for the South Metro District Fire Rescue, Chief Troy Jackson, in Colorado (job-related cancer).
We honor and thank these patriots for serving and protecting their communities.
[ 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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