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[ Top pic = SSweeney pic of Flag Steward HQ flagpole with Indian Peaks Wilderness in distance in March 2021 ]
Welcome to today's Half-Staff Alerts and Pre-Pledge of Allegiance Tribute
for Tuesday, Mar. 8th
[ public domain image of NYSE in 1882 ]
On this date, Mar. 8th, of 1817, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was established. NYSE, nicknamed 'The Big Board,' is an American Stock Exchange and is the richest stock exchange in the world - valued at more than $30 Trillion ( which looks like this $30,000,000,000,000 ... YIKES! ;) The NYSE trading floor hosts an auction where buyers and sellers trades shares of stock in public companies.
Before reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, we must observe where the U.S. Flag is at half-staff today, Tuesday, Mar. 8th.
There is a new half-staff order for Kentucky. The U.S. Flag is at half-staff across Kentucky for a police dispatcher and Massachusetts for a fallen police officer.
Keep SCROLLING down to review the Half-Staff alerts details and honoree pics, as well as any UPCOMING national and state Half-Staff alerts.
Students across America, informed about one of the epicenters of American capitalism, please, join each other in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Now, go out and be a 'Stud Citizen' - a more informed, inspired, respectful student-citizen.
Half-Staff Alerts & Honorees for March 8
All Flags across KENTUCKY (KY: Mar. 8) Kentucky's Governor ordered all (US & State) Flags at government / public facilities across the state, to half-staff, from sunrise until sunset on Tue., Mar. 8, on the date of his interment, in honor of Kentucky State Police (KSP) Police Telecommunicator II, Charles "Chuck" Steward Jr., who died while on duty on Sunday, Feb. 27. CLICK HERE to read the Governor's Flag order.
All Flags across MASSACHUSETTS (MA: Mar. 4 - 9) Massachusetts' Governor, at approximately 8:50am Fri., Mar. 4, ordered all (US & State) Flags at government / public facilities across the state, to half-staff, immediately until sunset Wed., Mar. 9, on the date of her interment, in honor of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Bucci. CLICK HERE to read the Governor's Flag order.
[Note: To receive a Back-to-Full-Staff text alert for this order at sunset and all future Massachusetts Governor (and US President) Flag orders = GO CLICK HERE ]