Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, February 28, 2020
for Friday, February 28, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for February 28
... America's most Honorable, Accurate, & Complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
[ Map (below) and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures (at page bottom) ]
... America's most Honorable, Accurate, & Complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
[ Map (below) and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures (at page bottom) ]
[ 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 #NeverForgottenFriday Commemoration
Sadly, there was one military service member who died in the line of duty this past week. U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman First Class David Forney, who was an offensive lineman for the Navy Football team and planned to commission as a cryptologic warfare officer, died of an unknown cause on Feb. 20th.
[ GO HERE to read more about MIDN 1/C Forney ]
... And, back on the homefront ...
[ GO HERE to read more about MIDN 1/C Forney ]
... And, back on the homefront ...
Unfortunately, ... there was 1 first responder, a police officer, who died in the line of duty in the last week. The fallen police officer was Corporal Andrew Gillette of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina (shot and killed).
We honor and thank these patriots for serving and protecting their communities.
[ To review details of these first responder LODDs (Line of Duty Deaths), please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page and the Firehouse.com LODDs listing ]
We honor and thank these patriots for serving and protecting their communities.
[ To review details of these first responder LODDs (Line of Duty Deaths), please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page and the Firehouse.com LODDs listing ]
Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for February 28
All Flags atop Wilton Manors City Hall, FLORIDA (FL: Feb. 26 - TBD): City officials, assumedly with authority and approval of the FL Governor, ordered all Flags atop Wilton Manors City Hall and across the city to half-staff until TBD, the date of his interment, to honor the life of Mayor Justin Flippen, who died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm at age 41. GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags across Cherokee Nation (Feb. 26 - Mar. 2): Cherokee Nation officials ordered all Flags across Cherokee Nation to half-staff on Feb. 26 until Mon., Mar. 2, the date of his interment, to honor former Deputy Chief Joe Grayson for his tireless leadership. He served as Deputy Chief from 2003-11.. CLICK HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags in Sumter County, SOUTH CAROLINA (SC: Feb. 25 - Mar. 1): Sumter County officials, assumedly with authority and approval of the SC Governor, have Flags across the county at half-staff until Sun., Mar. 1, the date of his interment, to honor Corporal Andrew Gillette of the Sumter County Sheriff's Officer, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Tue., Feb. 25. CLICK HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags atop St. Louis City Hall, MISSOURI (MO: Feb. 25 - TBD): St. Louis' Mayor, assumedly with authority and approval of the MO Governor, ordered all Flags atop St. Louis City Hall to half-staff until TBD, the date of his interment, to honor the life of Samuel Moore, the 4th Ward Alderman (City Council member). GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
All Flags atop Flint City Hall, MICHIGAN (MI: until Feb. 28): Flint's Mayor, assumedly with authority and approval of the MI Governor, ordered all Flags atop Flint City Hall to half-staff until Fri., Feb. 28th, the date of his interment, to honor the life of Richard Dicks Sr., the city's first "Super Chief" (Chief of Police and Fire).
GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
GO HERE to see the Flag tribute info.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
All Flags across NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH: on Feb. 29): New Hampshire's Governor ordered all Flags at all state facilities to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, Sat., Feb. 29, the date of his interment, in memory of Captain Ryan S. Phaneuf of Hudson, New Hampshire, who was killed in a plane crash on Monday, January 27, while serving in Afghanistan. CLICK HERE to see the Flag order.
... 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
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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