Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, February 22, 2020
for Saturday, February 22, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for February 22
... 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 ]
[ SCROLL to bottom of page to see details, including pics, of all half-staff honorees ]
And, GO HERE to see compare other half-staff services to Flag Steward's accuracy and completeness
And, GO HERE to see compare other half-staff services to Flag Steward's accuracy and completeness
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 22
All Flags atop the State Capitol of TEXAS (TX: on Feb. 22): Texas' Governor ordered all Flags atop the State Capitol to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Sat., Feb. 22, the date of his interment, in honor of Sergeant First Class (SFC) Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, who lost his life during an attack in Afghanistan. SFC Gutierrez, who grew up in and graduated from Burbank HS in San Antonio, Texas. He was part of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. CLICK HERE to see the Governor's Flag order.
All Flags across Hancock County, INDIANA (IN: on Feb. 22): Indiana's Governor ordered all Flags across Hancock County to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Sat., Feb. 22, the day of his funeral, to honor former state representative Nicholas Gulling. CLICK HERE to see the Governor's Flag order.
All Flags in Porterville, CALIFORNIA and firehouses throughout the state (CA: until TBD): Porterville city officials and firehouses throughout the state, assumedly with authority and approval of the CA Governor, ordered all Flags to half-staff until the date of the interments (TBD), to honor Porterville Fire Departemetn Captain Raymond Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones, who died while battling a fire at the Porterville Library on Tuesday. GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags in San Antonio, TEXAS (TX: until Feb. 22): San Antonio's Mayor, assumedly with authority and approval of the TX Governor, ordered all Flags at city facilities, to half-staff until sunset on Sat., Feb. 22, the date of his interment, in honor of Sergeant First Class (SFC) Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, who lost his life during an attack in Afghanistan. SFC Gutierrez, who grew up in and graduated from Burbank HS in San Antonio, Texas. He was part of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. CLICK HERE to see the Mayor's Flag order.
All Flags in the City of New Bedford, MASSACHUSETTS (MA: until Feb. 22): New Bedford's Mayor, assumedly with authority and approval of the MA Governor, ordered all Flags at city facilities, to half-staff until sunset Sat., Feb. 22, the date of her interment, in honor of former New Bedford Mayor Rosemary Tierney, the city's first female mayor, who served from 1992 - 1998. CLICK HERE to see the Mayor's Flag order.
All Flags in the City of Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (CA: until Feb. 24): 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 the memorial service for all the victims on Feb. 24, at the Staples Center, 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 New Mexico, on TBD, to honor fallen soldier MN National Guard PFC Lewark ...
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
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keep America beautiful !!!
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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 !!!
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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