Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, March 24, 2020
for Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Half-Staff Alerts for March 24
... 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
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 project 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 ;)
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 project 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 24
All State Flags across RHODE ISLAND (RI: Mar. 24-25): RI Governor ordered all State Flags at state facilities across Rhode Island to half-staff immediately on Tue., Mar. 24 until sunset on Wed., Mar. 25, the date of her interment, in honor of former Rhode Island First Lady Virginia Chafee. CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.
All Flags across Hamilton County, OHIO and atop the OH Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower (OH: Mar. 22-29): OH Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Hamilton County and atop the Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower (and all other state facilities may also lower their US & State Flags, at their discretion) to half-staff immediately on Sun., Mar. 22 until sunset on Sun., Mar. 29, in honor of the life and service of Springdale Police Officer Kaia Grant, who was killed in the line of duty on Sat., Mar 21. CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.
All Flags across Mahoning County, OHIO and atop the OH Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower (OH: Mar. 22-29): OH Governor ordered all Flags at state facilities across Mahoning County and atop the Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower (and all other state facilities may also lower their US & State Flags, at their discretion) to half-staff immediately on Sun., Mar. 22 until sunset on Sun., Mar. 29, in honor of the life and service of Ohio State Representative Don Manning, who died suddently on Sat., Mar 21. CLICK HERE to read about the Flag order.
All Flags across NORTH CAROLINA (NC: Mar. 20 - 27): NC's Governor ordered, via emailed alert received at 1138am EST today, all Flags at state facilities, to half-staff immediately on Fri., Mar. 20, until sunset on Fri., Mar. 27, in honor of 4 fallen Ft. Bragg soldiers:
- Private Jamie Wyatt Boger (not pictured / Army crest), a US Army Special Forces Candidate who attended Fort Bragg's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School as a student before his assignment to the Special Warfare Medical Group in October 2019 (Date of Death: March 16, 2020)
- Private First Class Joseph Del Hierro (pic 2nd from left), a US Army Paratrooper assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (Date of Death: February 23, 2020)
- Private 2nd Class Caleb Smither (pic 3rd from left), a US Army Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (Date of Death: January 21, 2020)
- Master Sergeant Nathan Goodman (pic last on right), a US Army Special Operations Command Soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Date of Death: January 14, 2020)
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.
Upcoming Half-Staffs
In TX & GA for recently fallen patriots = following Governors' websites for flag orders
In TX & GA for recently fallen patriots = following Governors' websites for flag orders
All Flags across OKLAHOMA (OK: on Mar. 25): OK Governor ordered all (U.S. & State) Flags at state facilities across Oklahoma to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Wed., Mar. 25, the date of his interment, in memory of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marshal D. Roberts, of Owasso, Oklahoma, who was killed in action while serving with the Oklahoma Air National Guard unit in Iraq. CLICK HERE to read the Flag order.
All Flags atop South Dakota State Capitol buildings, SOUTH DAKOTA (SD: on Mar. 26): South Dakota Governor ordered all Flags atop the State Capitol to half-staff, from sunrise to sunset, on Thu., Mar. 26 to honor the life of former State Representative Patrick Kirschman, who served from 2009 - 2017. GO HERE to see the Flag order.
All State/Commonwealth Flags across PENNSYLVANIA (PA: on Mar. 13 and TBD): 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 the date of his interment (which has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak), 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.
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 !!!
- 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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