Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, March 27, 2020
#FlagDayFriday
for Friday, March 27, 2020
#FlagDayFriday
Invite your kids, grandkids, relatives' kids, and/or friends' kids, who are now doing online learning, to this special Flag event
Half-Staff Alerts for March 27
... 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
Thankfully, there were no U.S. military service members killed in Global War on Terror (GWOT) combat zones this past week. But, sadly, there were 3 troops who died while serving their country. U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Keigan Baker, 24, of Longview, Washington, died during swim training in Florida. And, U.S. Army Private First Class Marissa Gloria, 25, of Minnesota, and Specialist Clay Welch, 20, of Michigan, were found dead in their barracks on separate days this past weekend at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.
[ GO HERE to learn more about Baker and CLICK HERE to learn more about Gloria and Welch ]
... And, back on the homefront ...
[ GO HERE to learn more about Baker and CLICK HERE to learn more about Gloria and Welch ]
... And, back on the homefront ...
... unfortunately, there were 2 police officers who died in the line of duty recently. Police Officer Kaia Grant, age 33, with 8 years at the Springdale Police Department in Ohio, and Washington State Trooper Justin Schaffer, age 28, with 7 years on the state patrol, were both struck and killed by vehicles intentionally on March 21st and 24th respectively.
We honor and thank these 5 fallen patriots for serving and protecting our country and 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 5 fallen patriots for serving and protecting our country and 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 March 28
All Flags across NEVADA (NV: Mar. 27-30): NV Governor ordered, at 4:30pm PST on Fri., Mar. 27, all (U.S. & State) Flags atop the State Capitol and at all state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset on Mon., Mar. 30, as a mark of respect for Nevada Highway Patrol's Sergeant Ben Jenkins, who was killed in the line of duty on Fri., Mar 27. 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 MN, MI, WA, TX & GA for recently fallen patriots = following Governors' websites for flag orders
In MN, MI, WA, TX & GA for recently fallen patriots = following Governors' websites for flag orders
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.
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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