Arkansas State Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, February 1st in honor of Trumann Fire Chief Rick Winkles. Chief Winkles died in the line of duty when he suffered a heart attack while fighting a house fire. Chief Winkles served 28 years as a firefighter.
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American Flags and Minnesota Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, February 3rd in the State of Minnesota in honor of Immortal Four Chaplains Day. According to the office of the governor:
In 1957, the U.S. Congress established national observance of the tragedies anniversary to honor the four chaplains of difference faiths whose heroic and selfless acts that day saved the lives of many men. Witnesses of the event in 1943 recounted the heroic actions of Lt. George L. Fox, Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; Lt. John P. Washington, Catholic; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed. During the 18 minutes the transport was sinking, the four chaplains went soldier to soldier to calm fears and hand out lifejackets. When there were no more lifejackets left to hand out, the four chaplains removed their own life vests and selflessly gave them to soldiers in need of protection. The four chaplains went down with the ship, arm-in-arm in prayer.
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American Flags and Colorado Flags to fly at half-staff Monday, February 3rd in the State of Colorado in honor of Sgt. David Baldwin. Sgt. Baldwin was a member of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department who was killed in the line of duty by being hit on his motorcycle by a driver going the wrong direction.
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Wyoming State Flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday, January 28th through Saturday, February 1st in Wyoming in honor of Representative Sue Wallis.
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American Flags and Illinois Flags to fly at half-staff Sunday, February 2nd through Tuesday, February 4th in the State of Illinois in honor of Vincent Petrella of the Illinois Tollway.
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