Welcome to today's
Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag Ceremony
for Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag Ceremony
for Wednesday, April 5, 2017
READ THE CEREMONY SCRIPT IN BIG BOLD BELOW
[Note: You're welcome to play 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' in the background to enhance the ceremony experience]
Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag ... to Inform and Inspire Citizens
TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
The Beacon of Honor tells us that, across the USA, Our Flag flies at full-staff, except in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In PA, the half-staff is for pays tribute firefighter James "Pud" Yiengst, a 55-year member of Keystone Fire Company in Lebanon, PA. Pud died in the line of his firefighter duties on April 2nd.
Click here to verify Our Flag's (the U.S. Flag's) current status across the USA
FALLEN COMBATANTS:
Do we have any fallen combatants / fallen soldiers to honor?
Thankfully, there are no new fallen combatants to report.
The last combatant killed in action was U.S. Navy SEAL Ryan Owens on January 28, 2017.
[To find out more about Chief Petty Officer Ryan Owens, click here.]
TODAY'S REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
Which American Symbol Am I? ...
In our countdown to the 1st Grade Patriotic program, so far we've questioned you about the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty.
Raise your hand when you know which American Symbol I am.
- I'm the only 1st Grade American symbol that Beacon of Honor has not visited.
-The original idea for this memorial was to pay tribute to American 'Wild' West heroes like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody.
- My sculptors, Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum originally planned to sculpt 4 men from the waist up,
but due to a lack of funds they just carved the faces.
- Construction of my memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota took 15 years (from 1927 to 1941)
Do you know which symbol I am yet?
Here's one last hint.
-I have 4 Presidents faces sculpted into me using strategically placed dynamite.
And, each head is equal to a six-story high building and their noses are about the size of your classroom.
Yes, I am Mount Rushmore.
Do you know which Presidents' faces are carved into me?
As you look at Mount Rushmore from left to right, the Presidents are:
Our first President, George Washington,
Next is our 3rd President and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson,
Then is the least known face, the President who founded our National Parks system, Theodore Roosevelt,
And, finally, one of our greatest and more remembered Presidents, Abraham Lincoln.
Now, please, stand, place your hand upon your heart,
and make this Pledge of Allegiance (or National Anthem or flag-raising) more meaningful
by honoring Our Flag and all the inspiring stories it tells.
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END OF CEREMONY
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Now, go be a good citizen!!!
... more music selections to use with your flag ceremony ...
The U.S. Flag Code:
provides Our Flag's Rules and Regulations
[HIGHLIGHTS OF: The U.S. Flag Code stating how citizens should conduct themselves during this ceremony is below.]
Title 36, Chapter 10 PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS
National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner, conduct during playing:
During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there.
Note: A new law was passed on October 30, 2008 that authorizes veterans and active-duty military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem. This publication is currently being updated to reflect the new law.
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery:
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
The U.S. Flag Code:Provides Our Flag's Rules and Regulations
[HIGHLIGHTS OF: The U.S. Flag Code stating how citizens should conduct themselves during this ceremony is below.]
Title 36, Chapter 10 PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS
National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner, conduct during playing:
During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there.
Note: A new law was passed on October 30, 2008 that authorizes veterans and active-duty military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem. This publication is currently being updated to reflect the new law.
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery:
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
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