Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, April 9, 2018
for Monday, April 9, 2018
Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in South Carolina and Hawaii.
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in South Carolina and Hawaii.
South Carolina's flags are at half-staff to honor Deputy Shannon Dale Hallman, a K-9 officer, of the
Saluda County Sheriff's Office.
In Hawaii, Our Flag is at half staff to commemorate Senator Daniel K. Akaka and will remain so until his burial day.
[CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
Saluda County Sheriff's Office.
In Hawaii, Our Flag is at half staff to commemorate Senator Daniel K. Akaka and will remain so until his burial day.
[CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com)]
Flag Steward - Honors and Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Citizens
[ From left to right they are: Cooper, Schirra, Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Slayton and Carpenter ... NASA image = public domain image ]
On this date in 1959, America's first astronauts were introduced by NASA. The "Original Seven" astronauts included 3 Naval aviators, M. Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Schirra Jr., and Alan B. Shepard Jr.; 3 Air Force pilots, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, and Donald K. (Deke) Slayton; and 1 Marine Corps aviator John H. Glenn Jr.. They were all part of NASA's Project Mercury - intent on putting U.S. astronauts into orbit around Earth. The first astronaut to do so was John Glenn Jr..
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a good citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a good citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!