Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, January 27, 2020
for Monday, January 27, 2020
[ OTD in 1943, America's first bombing mission on Germany ]
Half-Staff Alerts for January 27
... 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 27
All Flags across NORTH CAROLINA (NC: Jan. 27 - Feb. 2): NC's Governor ordered all Flags at state buildings throughout North Carolina to half-staff, from sunrise on Mon., Jan. 27, to sunset, on Sun., Feb. 2, in honor of Army Specialist (SPC) Antonio I. Moore, who lost his life in an accident while carrying out operations in Syria. A Wilmington native, Spc. Moore had been assigned to the 363rd Engineer Battalion, 411th Engineer Brigade based in Knightdale, NC. CLICK HERE to see the Governor's Flag order.
All Flags in the City of Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (CA: until TBD): City of Los Angeles' Mayor, assumedly with authority and approval of the CA Governor, ordered all Flags at city buildings to half-staff until the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, and all of the victims in Sunday's (Jan. 26) tragic helicopter crash. GO HERE to see the Flag order. [ Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Gianna Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Ara Zobayan (pilot), Payton and Sarah Chester, Christina Mauser, and Keri, John and Alyssa Altobelli = CLICK HERE to learn more about the victims ]
All Flags across Harrisburg, PENNSYLVANIA (PA: until TBD): Harrisburg's Mayor, assumedly with the approval and authority of the PA Governor, ordered all Flags at city buildings throughout Harrisburg to half-staff until the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of former, longtime Mayor Stephen Reed, who died after a long battle with prostate cancer. CLICK HERE to see info on this Flag tribute.
All Flags across DELAWARE (DE: on Jan. 27): Delaware's Governor ordered all Flags at government buildings throughout Delaware to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Mon., Jan. 27, the date of his interment, in memory of former Wilmington Mayor and Delaware State Congressman Harry G. "Hal" Haskell, Jr.. CLICK HERE to see the Governor's Flag order
All Flags in Jacksonville, FLORIDA (FL: until TBD): City officials, assumedly with authority and approval of the FL Governor ordered all Flags at government buildings in Jacksonville, Florida to half-staff until the date of his interment (TBD), to honor former Jacksonville Mayor, , who served from 1978 to 1987. GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
...All Flags across NC, on date TBD, for Ft. Bragg soldier killed during parachute training
...All Flags across Alaska for a fallen firefighter on the date of his interment (TBD)...
...All Flags across Alaska for a fallen firefighter on the date of his interment (TBD)...
Today's Moment to Remember
[ B-17 Fllying Fortress bombers of the United States' Eighth Air Force dropping bombs on targets in Germany ]
This Military Monday 'Reminder from Our Flag' recalls the first U.S. bombers attack on targets in Germany during WWII. On this date, January 27, 1943, just two weeks after the the Casablanca Conference between Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first mission of the Casablanca Directive was completed. The Casablanca Directive called for more strategic bombing missions on military targets in Germany; which meant; the US Army Air Force units based in Britain would begin bombing missions on targets in Germany, just as Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) had already been doing. So, on January 27, 1943, Ninety-one U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked the German naval base, a U-boat construction yard, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The weather didn't ensure full accuracy of the bombing, but the mission was a success and the German's didn't make much of an aerial counter-attack.
GO HERE to read more about the mission
And, view this video below to hear the crews recount this historic, mostly uneventful, first mission
This Military Monday 'Reminder from Our Flag' recalls the first U.S. bombers attack on targets in Germany during WWII. On this date, January 27, 1943, just two weeks after the the Casablanca Conference between Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first mission of the Casablanca Directive was completed. The Casablanca Directive called for more strategic bombing missions on military targets in Germany; which meant; the US Army Air Force units based in Britain would begin bombing missions on targets in Germany, just as Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) had already been doing. So, on January 27, 1943, Ninety-one U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked the German naval base, a U-boat construction yard, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The weather didn't ensure full accuracy of the bombing, but the mission was a success and the German's didn't make much of an aerial counter-attack.
GO HERE to read more about the mission
And, view this video below to hear the crews recount this historic, mostly uneventful, first mission
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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