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Flags Ordered To Half Staff Today For Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day
December 6, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday ordered flags to half staff Monday in Florida in Honor of Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day.
“On December 6, 2019, a horrific act of terrorism was committed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, taking the lives of three U.S. Navy sailors and injuring other heroic victims,” DeSantis said Sunday when issuing the proclamation.
The proclamation orders all state and federal flags to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, December 6, at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds in Florida.
The attack claimed the lives of Ensign Joshua Watson, Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Mohammed Haitham and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cameron Walters.
Editor’s note: Since the original publication of this story, flags across the nation were ordered to half staff Monday by the president through December 9 following the death of U.S. Senator Bob Dole. Flags are also at half staff on Tuesday due to Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
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5 Responses to “Flags Ordered To Half Staff Today For Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day”
When we focus on kindness, peace and harmony, we will only have military to ‘maintain that’ rather than senseless killing. Drop the ‘protect and defend’ old School of Thought. When there’s safety, what’s there to ‘protect and defend’? Nothing. Take that idiotic stupid phrase out of our Constitution. I want to see a Quantum Flip in people shifting from their ‘mind game’ heads to their genuine loving hearts.
To better have an understanding, I just read what happened 2 years ago. I am not a political or religious individual on topics due to others being sensitive opinion. Statements should be on point to what’s been Proven. Not on what is based on feelings. It’s the facts. I’ve been a Security Officer for years with lots of different Organizations. To Observe & Report any suspicious activity. See something, say something. Being Proactive can only go so far. We must also remain VIGILANT. Profiling can play a Pro or a Con depending on how we use it as a tool or a technique. Just cuz we have laws to not be prejudice or to not discriminate against foreign or domestic, we must clearly to rely on RED FLAGS. Maybe even our gut intuitions. We must be STEADY, but not to Procrastination. While Social Median might not be reliable, we must also not make hasty decisions. While we can’t change the past, we must try harder to change the outcome of what might be. Rather military or civilian grounds.
I think it’s a sad but much needed reminder of what happened that day.
I commend our Governor for keeping their memory alive.
@ Paul …
Not sure which “local tv station” you watch.
WEAR TV-3 recognized today as the shooting at NAS in 2019 and also referred to a link on their website with details from that horrible day.
Also carried that Florida Governor, DeSantis, ordered state buildings to lower flags to half-mast in Honor and Recognition of those who lost their lives to terrorism 2 years ago.
I put mine out this morning.
I’m Not surprised our local tv station is quiet on this. I expected a story about 12/6/19.