Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, May 24, 2018
[ GO HERE to perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute at any time you like. But, ... we recommend you designate each Friday as #FlagDayFriday
- a day to take 2 minutes to perform a pre-Pledge Tribute, which will make Pledge of Allegiance more engaging and meaningful. ]
for Thursday, May 24, 2018
[ GO HERE to perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute at any time you like. But, ... we recommend you designate each Friday as #FlagDayFriday
- a day to take 2 minutes to perform a pre-Pledge Tribute, which will make Pledge of Allegiance more engaging and meaningful. ]
Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in North Carolina and Maryland.
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in North Carolina and Maryland.
In North Carolina, all United States and North Carolina flags to half-staff until sunset on May 25, 2018 in honor of Surry County State Highway Patrol Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard who died in the line of duty on Monday.
In Maryland , Governor Larry Hogan ordered the United States Flag an Maryland State Flag be lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment, May 25th. This action is in honor of Police Officer First Class Amy Caprio of the Baltimore County Police Department, who was killed in the line of duty on May 21, 2018
[ CLICK for more info on the half-staff honorees - courtesy of FlagNotify.com) ]
In Maryland , Governor Larry Hogan ordered the United States Flag an Maryland State Flag be lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment, May 25th. This action is in honor of Police Officer First Class Amy Caprio of the Baltimore County Police Department, who was killed in the line of duty on May 21, 2018
[ 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
[ Constitutional Convention working on the U.S. Constitution = public domain image ]
On this date, May 25, in 1787, the Constitutional Convention began to meet. This group of leaders, who chose George Washington to serve as President of the Constitutional Convention, were planning to establish a new system to govern the United States of America. The most significant plans submitted for review were from James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. The biggest struggle was to satisfy the desire of small states to maintain power in the face of bigger, more populated states. So, Connecticut proposed a compromise that mixed elements of the Madison and Hamilton plans. It established a system with 2 law-making bodies - one, the Senate, that had equal representation by all the states, and a second, the House of Representatives, that had representation based on the population of each state. It took nearly 4 months, until September, to reach an agreement on the new U.S. Constitution.
Today's Slice of Americana
[ fair / educational use of image ]
On this date, May 25th, 1977, Star Wars opened in theaters. George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, and his movie characters who had adventures "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" couldn't have ever dreamed of how popular these set of movies have become. The creativity of the movie plots, the fan engagement with characters, and the drive to make special effects like never before took the Star Wars movies to the top and inspired many, many more "space" movies. This became a big part of making USA the entertainment mecca of the world.
[ George Lucas = flickr creative commons license image on Wiki ]
"I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public."
-George Lucas
"'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare.
It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless."
-Michael Franti
-George Lucas
"'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare.
It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless."
-Michael Franti
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 !!!
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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