Uncategorized April 29, 2021 – Michael Collins 2021-04-292021-05-02 Today, the flags of the United States and NASA fly at half staff in commemoration of the life of Major General Michael Collins, the command module pilot of the Apollo…
Uncategorized April 16, 2021 – Senator Paull Shin 2021-04-162021-04-16 Today, the flags of the United States and the state of Washington fly at half staff in memory of Washington State Senator Paull Shin, who died on Monday, April 12th.…
Uncategorized April 6, 2021 – Caitlin’s Birthday 2021-04-062021-04-12 Today is my sister's birthday. She requested that the flag of the City of Oakland fly in recognition of the visit of Vice President Kamala Harris to the City of…
Uncategorized April 4, 2021 – US Capitol Shooting 2021-04-042021-04-12 Today, the flags of the United States and Washington, D.C. fly at half staff in memory of the lost lives at the United States Capitol on April 2nd. United States…
Uncategorized February 18, 2021 – Mars Perseverance Landing 2021-02-182021-02-18 Today, the flags of NASA and the United States fly in celebration of scheduled landing of the Mars 2020 Mission, including the Perseverance Rover. The landing will use the same…
Uncategorized January 20, 2021 – Inauguration Day 2021-01-202021-01-21 Today, to celebrate the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, the Betsy Ross flag and the current flag of the United States flag fly. Today, our…
Uncategorized November 29, 2020 – Adding to the New Constellation 2020-11-292020-11-29 I have a long history with flags and flag poles. As described in the first post on this blog "A New Constellation", my love of flags started with a neighbor…
Uncategorized October 13, 2020 – United States Navy 2020-10-13 Today, the flag of the United States Navy flies to commemorate the 245th anniversary of the founding of the service.
Uncategorized September 19, 2020 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2020-09-192020-09-19 Today, and until her internment, the flag of the United States flies at half staff, pursuant to the Flag Code (4 U.S.C. 7). Prior to becoming the second woman to…
Uncategorized August 6, 2020 – Rob Bond 2020-08-062025-06-12 Today, the flag of the United States flies at half staff in memory of Rob Bond, who passed away yesterday. Rob was a long time family friend and a veteran,…
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