All Star Flags All Star Flags - Part 78

American Flags and Massachusetts Flags to fly at half-staff Friday, August 26th in the commonwealth of Massachusetts in honor of Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin Houston.

September 11, 2011 will mark the 10^th anniversary of an event that will live on in our memories forever—the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.  That day in history changed so many lives on our soil and all over the world, and now, a decade later, we must never forget the thousands of American lives lost. 

In order to honor the victims of that tragic day, Annin Flagmakers created the Flag of Honor which features the names of all those who perished on planes, at the Pentagon, and at the World Trade Center, and the Flag of Heroes which lists the names of all Emergency personnel who perished.  Annin will donate 10% of the net sales from these flags to organizations that offer support to the families of victims of this national tragedy. 

Also to mark the anniversary, we are offering a September 11^th red, white, and blue nylon streamer which reads “In Memory of the Heroes and Those Who Perished, Sept. 11, 2001” and a yellow and white “We Remember” streamer (while supplies last).    All Star Flags is proud to partner with Annin to mark this significant day in American history.

American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, August 25 through Friday, August 26th in the commonwealth of Virginia in honor of of the Naval Special Warfare Service Members killed in the Afghanistan helicopter tragedy on August 6, 2011.

American Flags and New York Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, August 24th in the state of New York in honor of Army Private 1st Class Douglas L. Cordo.

According to the office of the Governor:  Private 1st Class Douglas L. Cordo died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was a member of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

American Flags and Utah Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, August 22nd, in the state of Utah in honor of Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day.

Petty Officer Day was killed on August 6, 2011, in Wardack Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  He was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Maryland Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, August 23rd, in memory of Former Maryland Delgate Kenneth L. Webster.  Delegate Webster served in the Maryland General Assembly from 1970 to 1978.

American Flags and Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, August 23rd in the county of Prince William, Virginia in honor of US Army Ranger Sergeant Alessandro L. Plutino.

American Flags and Minnesota Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, August 22nd in the state of Minnesota in honor of Navy SEAL Chief Special Warfare Operator John Weston Faas.

According to the office of the Governor:

Chief Special Warfare Operator Faas enlisted in the United States Navy in 1999, and became a member of the Navy SEALS in 2001. Chief Special Warfare Operator Faas earned numerous medals, including the Bronze Star Medal (3) and the Joint Service Commendation Medal. He died a hero on Saturday, August 6, 2011 in Afghanistan during combat operations.

Sometime during the July 4^th weekend, a flagpole was erected on Masonboro Island, a spoil island near channel marker 151 on the Intracoastal Waterway between Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach.  The pole, complete with Old Glory, bears a plaque reading “In Memory and Honor of the U.S. MILITARY past and present who Defend our Freedom” and is dated July 4, 2011.  Since the island is state-owned property, the flagpole must be relocated or it will be removed.  A group of boaters calling itself the “Anonymous Patriots” erected the pole and has 14 days to remove the pole.  Carolina Beach Town Manager Tim Owens has offered to provide a new location for the pole if the group will donate it.  We at All Star have offered our services to Carolina Beach to reinstall the pole free of charge to help the group’s good intentions be realized.  Stay tuned!

American Flags and West Virginia Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, August 20th, in the state of West Virginia in honor of Corporal James Samuel Murray.

According to the office of the Governor:

Murray enlisted in the United States Army at the age of seventeen in 1946. He served in both World War II and the Korean War as a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. While serving in the Korean War, Corporal Murray was captured and marched with other prisoners to the unmarked Suan Bean Korean prison camp in North Korea. He was mortally wounded, while being held prisoner of war, during an Allied air raid on a North Korean supply depot adjacent to the Suan Bean prison camp on April 22, 1951.
 
Unidentified remains of United States servicemen were turned over to the United States by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the 1990’s. Final identification of Corporal Murray’s remains was made in December 2010, through investigation and DNA testing.