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Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, March 17, 2020​​​
Half-Staff Alerts for March 17
... America's most honorable, accurate, & complete (National, State, & Local) half-staff alert service ...
[ Map and Half-Staff Flag details, with honoree pictures, below ]
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​Today's Moment to Remember
Fellow Flag Stewards:
Until at least the end of March, I will be focusing my efforts on redesigning and improving Flag Steward's Pre-Pledge Tribute to better serve student-citizens, particularly 5th-8th graders.  During this time, I will continue to publish America's most Honorable, Accurate, and Complete Half-Staff alerts.  But, there is no daily historical review today nor will there be in the coming weeks.
​Thanks for understanding.
In God We Trust,
-Sean Sweeney (Sean@FlagSteward.org)
PS - I'm a one-man nonprofit show whose passion and purpose for Flag Steward has always been to build more informed, inspired, patriotic student-citizens, so I hope you understand this re-prioritization plan ;)
Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for March 17
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All Flags across KENTUCKY (KY: on Mar. 17): Kentucky's Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities, to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Tue., Mar. 17, the date of his interment, in tribute to, a World War II Fallen Sailor, Seaman Hubert Hall of Floyd County, who died on the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Hall's recovered remains will be interred in the Punchbowl in Hawaii on Tuesday.  GO HERE to see the Flag order info.  And, CLICK HERE to learn more about the life of Hall and recovery of his remains.

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All City Flags in Philadephia (PA: on Mar. 13 - Apr. 11):  Philadelphia's Mayor ordered "all city flags" (which does not include the US or State Flag) to half-staff for 30 days, starting immediately on Fri., Mar. 13 until sunset on Apr. 11, to honor Philadelphia SWAT Corporal James O’Connor, who was killed in a shooting Friday, March 13, 2020.  CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.  [NOTE: Due to the simultaneous statewide half-staff of all State Flags on Sat., Mar. 14 to honor the burial of former state Audior General Don Bailey, the Philly City Flags won't be half-staff alone honor Officer O'Connor until Sunday]

Upcoming Half-Staffs
In MI, MO, & OK for recently fallen patriots (military, police, & fire)? = following Governors closely
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All State/Commonwealth Flags across PENNSYLVANIA (PA: on Mar. 13 and 20):  PA Governor ordered all Commonwealth (State) Flags across Pennsylvania to half-staff, immediately on Fri., Mar. 13 (announced late in afternoon at approx. 4pm EST), and again on Fri., Mar. 20, the date of his interment, to honor Philadelphia SWAT Corporal James O’Connor, who was killed in a shooting Friday, March 13, 2020.  CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.

There will not be any Pre-Pledge Tributes until the end of March.  We are re-working the tributes to improve the student experience. 
If you are interested, please, CLICK HERE to fill-in our Pre-Pledge Tribute user survey.
​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 !!!
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​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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