Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
INDEPENDENCE DAY
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for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
INDEPENDENCE DAY
[ 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 New York.
[Note: In PA, there's a special State Flag half-staff]
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA,except in New York.
[Note: In PA, there's a special State Flag half-staff]
In New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed that flags (US & State Flags) be flown at half-staff in honor of New York State Police Trooper Nicholas F. Clark, who died in the line of duty today in Steuben County. They will be lowered until Trooper Clark's interment.
[Note: In Pennsylvania, their Commonwealth / State Flag is half-staff on the Capitol Complex and throughout the City of Philadelphia to honor Philadelphia Fire Department member Lt. Benny Hutchins - until his interment on July 11.
[Note: In Pennsylvania, their Commonwealth / State Flag is half-staff on the Capitol Complex and throughout the City of Philadelphia to honor Philadelphia Fire Department member Lt. Benny Hutchins - until his interment on July 11.
TODAY'S HISTORICAL MOMENT:
"The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America"
"The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America"
The well-worn and faded Declaration of Independence is kept at the National Archives in Washington, DC [public domain]
Testing your Declaration of Independence knowledge...
Questions:
1)Where did the Second Continental Congress meet to debate the Declaration? Fanueil Hall or the Pennsylvania State House?
2)From the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman or Robert R. Livingston, who wrote most of it?
4)Is the term "Declaration of Independence" written in the document? Yes or no?
5)When did the majority of the 56 signing delegates put their signature on the document? July 4th or August 2nd?
50-star U.S. Flag was first flown on July 4, 1960 [public domain image]
Answers:
1) Independence Hall - also known as the Pennsylvania State House
2) Thomas Jefferson as nominated by John Adams to write it
3) No - not anywhere in the document does it say, "Declaration of Independence". Instead it states, "The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" at the top of the document
4) The document was approved / ratified by the Congress on July 4th, and then the vast majority signed it on August 2nd.
[Below is an audio reading of the Declaration of Independence]
COMMEMORATING THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR INDEPENDENCE
US Coast Guard sailors pay tribute to a 'brother-in-arms' who was KIA at the Ryuku Islands (Okinawa, Japan) [public domain picture]
As we celebrate 242 years of American freedom, let us not forget those who fought to defend our freedoms and liberate others. Take a moment today to remember and honor our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who have enabled us to continually pursue our Founding Fathers' beliefs in "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a stud 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 stud 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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