Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, January 15, 2020
for Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for January 15
... 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 15
All Flags at the Polk County Courthouse, Lakeland City Hall & Police Department, and State Capitol, FLORIDA (FL: on Jan. 15): Florida's Governor ordered all Flags at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, Florida, the City Hall in Lakeland, Florida, the Lakeland Police Department in Lakeland, Florida and the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Wed., Jan. 15, to honor Lakeland Police Officer Paul Dunn. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags across Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA (CA: on Jan. 15): LA County officials, assumedly with authority and approval of the CA Governor, ordered all Flags at Los Angeles County and cities within the county to half-staff until sunset on the date of her interment (TBD), to honor Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Detective Amber Leist. CLICK HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags across Shelby and Jefferson counties in ALABAMA (AL: on Jan. 15): Alabama's Governor ordered all Flags at Shelby and Jefferson county facilities to half-staff, from sunrise until sunset, on Wed., Jan. 15, the date of his interment, to honor Homewood Fire and Rescue Service Chief & former Center Point fireman John Bresnan. CLICK HERE to see the Flag order.
All Flags in Spencer, WEST VIRGINIA (WV: until Jan. 18): Spencer's Mayor, assumedly with the authority and approval of the Governor, ordered all Flags at city facilities, and invited residents to join the tribute, in Spencer, WV to half-staff until sunset on Sat., Jan. 18, the date of his interment, in honor of Clover volunteer firefighter Mark Horwich, who was killed in the line of duty when his fire truck crashed on Sat., Jan. 11. CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.
All Flags across Lubbock City and County, TEXAS (TX: until Jan. 17): Lubbock County Judge Parrish, now with confirmed authority and approval of the Governor, ordered all Flags at county facilities in Lubbock County, and now the Governor ordered all Flags in the city of Lubbock, TX to half-staff until sunset, on Fri., Jan. 17, to honor two first responders, Eric Hill of the Lubbock Fire Department and Officer Nicholas Reyna of the Lubbock Police Department, killed in the line of duty when struck by a vehicle on Saturday (Jan. 11). CLICK HERE to read about the county Flag tribute. And, GO HERE to see the Governor's Flag order.
All Flags across NORTH CAROLINA (NC: until Jan. 19): NC's Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities to half-staff, immediately on Mon., Jan. 13, until sunset on Sun., Jan. 19, in honor of US Staff Sgt. Ian Paul McLaughlin of Virginia (right picture) and Pfc. Miguel Angel Villalon of Illinois, who lost their lives while conducting combat operations on Saturday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. McLaughlin and Pfc. Villalon were both paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, NC. GO HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags in Aurora, ILLINOIS (IL: until TBD): Aurora's Mayor, assumedly with the authority and approval of the Governor, ordered all Flags at city facilities in Aurora, IL to half-staff until sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in memory of a courageous young hero, US Army PFC Miguel Villalon, who killed in action on Sat., Jan. 11, in Afghanistan. CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
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Today's Moment to Remember
... Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
... Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
[ Martin Luther King, Jr. discussing civil rights with President Lyndon Johnson (1964) = public domain image ]
On this date, January 15, of 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta,, Georgia. Featured in this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute, GO HERE to learn more about MLK's courageous, barrier-breaking life - putting others before himself.
FINALLY! - TEXT (National & State) Half-Staff Alerts:
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
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
Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
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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 !!!
- 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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