Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, February 8, 2020
for Saturday, February 8, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for February 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 ]
[ NOTE: New layout testing = SCROLL to bottom of page to see details, including pics, of all half-staff honorees ]
Today's Moment to Remember
... There is no daily historical review today. It's a half-staff alert only day ...
... There is no daily historical review today. It's a half-staff alert only day ...
Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for February 8
All Flags across WISCONSIN (WI: until Feb. 8): WI Governor ordered, within the email alert received at 1803 on Fri., Feb. 7, all (US & State) Flags at all state facilities to half-staff, immediately, until sunset, on Sat., Feb. 8, the date of his interment as a Mark of Respect for Firefighter Darrin Jones of the Milwaukee Fire Department, who died from a line of duty related illness on Feb. 1. CLICK HERE to see the Flag order.
All Flags atop West Virginia Capitol Complex and across Logan County, WEST VIRGINIA (WV: on Feb. 8): WV Governor ordered all Flags atop the State Capitol and at state facilities across Logan County to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Sat., Feb. 8, the date of his interment in remembrance of former member of the WV House of Delegates Ted Ellis. GO HERE to see the Flag order and CLICK HERE to read about his legendary baseball coaching career.
All Flags atop South Dakota State Capitol buildings, SOUTH DAKOTA (SD: on Feb. 8): South Dakota Governor ordered all Flags atop the State Capitol to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Sat., Feb. 8, the date of his interment to honor the life of Bernie Christenson, a former state leader and legislator. GO HERE to see the Flag order.
All Flags at Florida State Highway Patrol buildings, FLORIDA (FL: until TBD): Florida State Highway Patrol HQ leaders', assumedly with approval from and authority of the FL Governor, ordered all Flags at FL State Highway Patrol facilities, to half-staff until sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of Florida State Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wed., Feb. 5. CLICK HERE to see info on this Flag tribute. [Note: The FL Governor has released an order yet = see Gov's Flag Memos page ]
All Flags across City of Kimberly, ALABAMA (AL: until Feb. 10): Kimberly's Mayor, with approval from and authority of the AL Governor, ordered all Flags at city facilities, to half-staff until sunset on Mon., Feb. 10, the date of his interment, in honor of Kimberly Police Department Officer Nick O'Rear, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wed., Feb. 5. CLICK HERE to see info on this Flag tribute. And GO HERE to see the AL Gov's Flag order
All Flags across Liberty County, TEXAS (TX: until TBD): TX Governor approved Liberty County's order for all Flags across Liberty County, and authorized other Texas counties and cities to join the tribute by lowering their Flags, to half-staff until sunset on the date of his interment (TBD), in honor of the life and public service of Liberty County Deputy Richard Whitten, who died from complications of a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty last year. GO HERE to read the Governor's Flag order approval.
All Flags across Harford County, MARYLAND (MD: Feb. 7-10): Harford County officials, assumedly with authority and approval of the MD Governor, ordered all Flags at county buildings to half-staff, from sunrise on Fri., Feb. 7, to sunset on Mon., Feb. 10, in honor of two deputies, Senior Deputy Dailey and Deputy Logsdon, killed in line of duty on Feb. 10, 2016. GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
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 ]
Upcoming Half-Staffs
All Flags across ALASKA (AK: on Feb. 9): Alaska's Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags at state facilities across Alaska to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Sun., Feb. 9, the date of his memorial service, to honor Willow Firefighter Roger Delongchamp who died in the line of duty while responding to an emergency call on January 18. GO HERE to see the Flag order.
All Flags across ALABAMA (AL: on Feb. 10): Alabama's Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities, to half-staff, from sunrise until sunset, on Mon., Feb. 10, the date of his interment, in honor of Kimberly Police Department Officer Nick O'Rear, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wed., Feb. 5. GO HERE to see the AL Gov's Flag order
... All Flags in Jacksonville, FL on Feb. 20 for former Mayor Godbold's memorial service ...
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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)
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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