Flags at Half Staff Tomorrow

[Avenging Eagle]

My friend Russ at the National Military Family Association has asked me to make sure our superintendent has received the following message.

Also, he includes information about how the NMFA might be able to help if you know of any students with siblings who are deployed:

Message from Governor's Office

Flags at State of Illinois buildings to fly at
half staff June 13 and June 15

Governor Blagojevich has ordered flags at all State of
Illinois buildings to be flown at half staff on Tuesday,
June 13, to honor Marine Cpl. Ryan J. Cummings of
Streamwood, Illinois. Cpl. Cummings died June 3, 2006
from wounds received while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
California.

The Governor has ordered flags to be flown at half staff
on Thursday, June 15, 2006, to honor Marine Sgt.
Edward G. Davis III, 31, of Antioch, Illinois. Sgt.
Davis died April 28, 2006 while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar, Iraq. He
was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, California. Sgt. Davis was laid to rest in
California in May. Thursday’s memorial service in
Wadsworth, Illinois, will be led by his father, Edward
Davis, II.

Student Support

Services available for military families

The Illinois Chapter of the National Military Family
Association in Illinois and the Illinois National Guard
are concerned with the well-being of children of
deployed military personnel who face pressures and may
require special attention by school staff.
To help schools identify family members of persons
serving in any branch of the military, they have
suggested that schools incorporate the following
questions into their registration materials:

Does this child have any immediate family members
(parents, siblings or a guardian), currently serving in
any branch of the military?

_ Army
_ Navy
_ Air Force
_ Marines
_ Coast Guard

_ Active Duty
_ Reserves
_National Guard

Is this Service Member currently deployed or
recently returned from a deployment overseas?

Schools identifying children who could benefit from
services are encouraged to contact Russ Hopkins at
[e-mail] or Maj. Joe Schweickert, State
Family Program Director, Illinois National Guard at
[e-mail]..