Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, January 16, 2019
Religious Freedom Day
for Thursday, January 16, 2019
Religious Freedom Day
[ Thomas Paine = revolutionary and philosopher brought over to America by Ben Franklin ]
Half-Staff Alerts for January 16
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[ 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 ]
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Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for January 16
All Flags across Navajo Nation in parts of Arizona, Utah, & New Mexico (on Jan. 16): Navajo Nation's President ordered all Flags across the Navajo Nation, within parts of AZ, UT, & NM, to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Thu., Jan. 16, in memory of the Honorable John Perry, Jr. and his service to the Navajo Nation. CLICK HERE to see the Flag order.
All Flags across Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA (CA: until TBD): 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 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. 19): 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 Sun., Jan. 19, 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
... National Religious Freedom Day - why? ...
... National Religious Freedom Day - why? ...
Every year since 1993, the U.S. President has proclaimed January 16th to be 'National Religious Freedom Day.' This day is remembrance of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom being passed by the Virginia General Assembly back on this date, January 16, in 1786. This law led to Freedom of Religion being added as one of the First Amendment rights (part of the Bill of Rights) in the U.S. Constitution - ensuring religious freedom for all Americans.
The passage of this law was so significant to Thomas Jefferson that it was 1 of the 3 life achievements he asked to be his epitaph (writing put on his tombstone = zoom-in on the pic above).
The inscription on his tombstone states, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia."
The passage of this law was so significant to Thomas Jefferson that it was 1 of the 3 life achievements he asked to be his epitaph (writing put on his tombstone = zoom-in on the pic above).
The inscription on his tombstone states, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia."
GO / CLICK HERE to review and prepare for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute - recalling the birth and life of the greatest civil rights barrier-breaking American
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