Welcome to Flag Steward's
Stories from Our Flag
for Friday, September 18, 2020
Stories from Our Flag
for Friday, September 18, 2020
[ NOTE: The Governor of Delaware (and other Governors probably meant to) asked all state facilities to fly the POW/MIA Flag for POW/MIA Recognition Day, Friday, Sep. 18 ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, lowered to half-staff today, September 18?
There is ONE new Half-Staff order for All Flags across Puerto Rico (a U.S. Territory)
...Other U.S. Flag Half-Staffs continue across parts of Texas and all of Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois...
...and in Pennsylvania there are half-staffs of their State Flags...
Upcoming H-S orders
All Flags across MN and VT on 9/19 for COVID-19 victims
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, lowered to half-staff today, September 18?
There is ONE new Half-Staff order for All Flags across Puerto Rico (a U.S. Territory)
...Other U.S. Flag Half-Staffs continue across parts of Texas and all of Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois...
...and in Pennsylvania there are half-staffs of their State Flags...
Upcoming H-S orders
All Flags across MN and VT on 9/19 for COVID-19 victims
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Story from Our Flag
[ POW/MIA poster by Dept. of Defense = public domain promotional image ]
Today, we honor and will never forget the American troops who never returned home from war. In 1979, Congress designated this day, the third Friday of September, as "POW/MIA Recognition Day" (Prisoner of War / Missing in Action Recognition Day). According to the latest Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency counts, there are more than 81,900 missing from WWII (72,579), the Korean War (7,678), the Vietnam War (1,586), the Cold War (126), and the Gulf Wars/other conflicts (5).
Please, Take a moment today to honor our POW/MIA by watching one of 2 ceremony broadcasts, from the Pentagon or Hawaii, by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) or review some profiles of POW/MIA personnel we're still searching for.
GO HERE to watch a POW/MIA Day ceremony at 2pm or 4pm EST
or
CLICK HERE to review some POW/MIA profiles
Please, Take a moment today to honor our POW/MIA by watching one of 2 ceremony broadcasts, from the Pentagon or Hawaii, by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) or review some profiles of POW/MIA personnel we're still searching for.
GO HERE to watch a POW/MIA Day ceremony at 2pm or 4pm EST
or
CLICK HERE to review some POW/MIA profiles
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, inspired by the bravery of our POW/MIA (Prisoner of War / Missing in Action) troops, who fought for our freedom, but never made it back home, let's unite and say together. ...
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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