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at  ​​USAA HQ (Military Affairs)

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(including daily Flag Status, Fallen Patriot alerts, Historical Reminders, & more)

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Fallen Patriot Commemoration
This Interactive American Flag is dedicated to:
U.S. Marine Corps Captain
​Matthew W. Bancroft of Redding, CA
(USNA 1994 graduate)

Capt. Matthew Bancroft, 29, served as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
with Marine Aerial Transport Refueler Squadron 352 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA
Killed, along with 6 of Marines, January 9, 2002 when his KC-130/R (refueling tanker) crashed in Pakistan

We honor and thank U.S. Marine Corps Captain Bancroft for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.
[ Listed as 1st officer and 1st USNA graduate killed in GWOT (OEF) combat zone ]

Inspirational Quote about Bancroft:
... from his stepson, Christian ...
My dad was "everyone's hero -- especially to me.  He was fighting so that we could continue to live in peace.  He was a wonderful dad, and he helped me with so many things."

Born July 6, 1972 in Milwaukee, Oregon
1990 Graduate of Burney HS
1994 Graduated from US Naval Academy with BS in Economics
Commissioned as US Marine Corps Officer and selected for Flight School in 1994
Pinned on Naval Aviator wings of gold in 1996 at Corpus Christi, TX
Deployments, prior to OEF, to Jordan, Kenya, Egypt, and Kuwait
Survived by his wife, Mary Ellen, and their three children, Sean, Christian, and Bailey Madison

CLICK HERE to review his tribute at the Military Time's Honor the Fallen site

​​​GO HERE to see the ArlingtonCemetery.net tribute to Capt. Bancroft

CLICK HERE to examine the Fallen Heroes Memorial with messages for Matthew Bancroft
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GO HERE to view the Find a Grave site for Bancroft

CLICK HERE to check out the USNA Memorial Hall tribute to Capt. Matt Bancroft - a 1994 US Naval Academy Grad

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Patriot Honor Roll
The personal Patriots remembered by this Interactive American Flag include:
U.S. Army Major
​Curtis D. Feistner of White Bear Lake, MN
(1990 West Point Grad)

MAJ Curtis Feistner, 34, served as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, aka Night Stalkers, from Fort Campbell, KY
Killed, along with 9 soldiers, February 22, 2002 when his MH-47E Chinook helicopter crashed during training in the Philippines
(Listed as first USMA graduate killed in GWOT - Global War on Terror)

CLICK HERE to visit the Interactive American Flag at "Fire Base Glory" (USMA grad's pad) dedicated to Major Feistner

Here is an example tribute to imitate / replace
[ THIS IS THE FLAG STEWARD FOUNDER'S EXAMPLE HONOR ROLL TRIBUTE TO HIS DAD - WHOSE MEMORIAL FLAGPOLE INSPIRED THIS NONPROFIT PROJECT ]
U.S. Army (Retired) Lieutenant Colonel
Edward J. Sweeney Jr.

Vietnam Veteran of Boston, Massachusetts
20 year Army career (1967-1987) in Aviation and Corps of Engineers
Awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star, and 45 Air Medals while serving as scout helicopter pilot ( shot down 3 times ;) in Vietnam
Died December 8, 2008, age 62, of a Vietnam War related illness 
Survived by wife, Ellen Sweeney, two children and three grandchildren
We honor and thank U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Ed Sweeney Jr. for defending our freedoms and fighting to liberate the lives of others.

​Ed Sweeney Jr. inspires us with his leadership - how he looked out for the welfare of his men:
Chief Warrant Officer Frank Glenn, a fellow Vietnam War scout helicopter pilot of Platoon Leader Ed Sweeney, repeated Captain Sweeney's directive to his 9 scout pilots, "Don't be a cowboy, don't take any unnecessary risks, no hot-dogging, and don't get your crew killed.  Your job is to return to base everyday."

GO HERE to review this Patriot's tribute site

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