Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, January 30, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for January 30
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[ Map and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures, below ]
Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for January 30
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All Flags across HAWAII (HI: on Jan. 30): Hawaii's Governor ordered all Flags at state buildings throughout Hawaii to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Thu., Jan. 30, the date of her interment, in honor of Honolulu Police Officer Tiffany Victoria-Enriquez, who was killed in the line of duty Jan. 19.  CLICK HERE to see the Governor's Flag order.
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All Flags across Sangamon County and City of Springfield, ILLINOIS (IL: until TBD): County and City officials, assumedly with the approval and authority of the IL Governor, ordered all Flags at Sangamon County buildings and City of Springfield facilities to half-staff until TBD, in honor of Springfield's former Mayor Frank Edwards and Sangamon County's coroner, Cinda Edwards, who died in a place crash on Jan. 30.  CLICK HERE to see info on this Flag tribute.
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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.
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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 ]
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All Flags across Hamilton County, OHIO (OH: until Feb. 3): County officials, assumedly with the approval and authority of the OH Governor, ordered all Flags at county buildings throughout Hamilton to half-staff until Mon., Feb. 3, the date of his interment, in honor of former, longtime County Commissioner Todd Portune, who died recently.  CLICK HERE to see info on this Flag tribute.
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All Flags across Harrisburg, PENNSYLVANIA (PA: until Feb. 3): 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 Mon., Feb. 3, the date of his interment, 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.
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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, Jake Godbold, 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)...
Today's Moment to Remember
... the Tet Offensive ...
OTD (On this date), January 30, in 1968, the Tet Offensive was launched by 80,000+ troops of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (aka 'NVA') against combatants of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam, U.S. military, and its allies.  Called "Tet" because it coincided with the Lunar ("Tet") New Year, the well-planned, coordinated attack of more than 100 towns in South Vietnam caught the U.S. armed forces and its allies by surprise - leading to the loss of control of several cities.  A counter-attack was quickly mounted by the U.S. forces, South Vietnamese Army, and its allies.  The counter-attack turned into an extended battle in two areas - Hue City for a month and Khe Sanh for several more months.  Despite the successful counter-attack, the Tet Offensive, is marked as a turning point in the Vietnam War by historians.  The Viet Cong and NVA attack and heavy American and allied casualties caused public support for the war to fall significantly in the U.S..  So, the road to a slow U.S. armed forces withdrawl began.
[ U.S. forces fighting in Hue City ]

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