Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, January 8, 2020
for Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for January 8
... 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 January 8
All Flags across St. Joseph County, INDIANA (IN: on Jan. 8): Indiana Governor ordered all Flags on State and County/City facilities across St. Joseph County to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on, Wed., Jan.8, the date of his interment, in honor of former Mishawaka May Robert "Bob" Beutter. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags in Florence County, SOUTH CAROLINA (SC: until TBD): Florence County officials, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor, are flying the US, and all other Flags at County facilities, at half-staff until the date of his interment, in honor of Florence County Regional Airport Public Safety Police Officer Jackson Winkeler, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Sun., Jan. 5. CLICK HERE to read about this Flag event.
All Flags in Somerset, MASSACHUSETTS (MA: until Jan. 9): Mayor of Somerset, assumedly with approval and authority of the Governor, ordered all Flags in Somerset, MA to half-staff until sunset on Thu., Jan. 9, the date of his interment, in honor of Somerset Fire Department Chief Scott Jepson, 54, who died unexpectedly on Thu., Jan. 2. CLICK HERE to read about this Flag event.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
All Flags across NJ on Thu., Jan. 9 (date of SFC Noble's interment at Arlington)
All (US & State) Flags across PENNSYLVANIA (PA: on Jan. 6 & OTD): PA Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags across Pennsylvania to half-staff, immediately on Mon., Jan. 6 (announced late in afternoon), and on the date of his interment (TBD), to honor former U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, 56, who died Monday, January 6, 2020, after a battle with cancer. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All State/Commonwealth Flags across PENNSYLVANIA (PA: on Jan. 6 & OTD): PA Governor ordered all Commonwealth (State) Flags across Pennsylvania to half-staff, immediately on Mon., Jan. 6 (announced late in afternoon), and on the date of his interment (TBD), to honor Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services Paramedic Matthew Smelser, who was killed January 5, 2020, while responding to a crash on Interstate 70. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
Today's Moment to Remember
... the Battle of New Orleans ...
... the Battle of New Orleans ...
[ public domain image ]
On this date, January 8, in 1815, then Major General Andrew Jackson led U.S. Army forces to victory over the British Army troops commanded by Major General Sir Edward Pakenham. Surprisingly, Jackson's soldiers defeated the larger, more experienced British forces at the Battle of New Orleans in just 30 minutes. The battle happened before news that the treaty ending the War of 1812 had been signed between the United States and Great Britain on December 24, 1814 (Treaty of Ghent).
[ Artist depiction of British Army Major General Pakenham being killed at the Battle of New Orleans = public domain image ]
FINALLY! - TEXT (National & State) Half-Staff Alerts:
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(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app, we can only deliver state-targeted half-staff notifications if you are located in the state and always share your location with the app - which, rightfully, is not something most users want to do)
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CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app, we can only deliver state-targeted half-staff notifications if you are located in the state and always share your location with the app - which, rightfully, is not something most users want to do)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
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... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
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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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