​Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, July 15, 2018
... an 'America the Beautiful' Sunday ...

Today's Flag Status  ​
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at FULL STAFF IN EVERY STATE. 

Flag Steward - Honors and Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Citizens
with lyrics from the 3rd verse of 'America the Beautiful'

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine!

[ Unveiling of Statue of Liberty in NYC Harbor in 1886 ]

Today's Reminders from Our Flag

[credit: combo of public domain images and quote]

On this date, July 15, 1806, US Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike leaves Missouri to explore the west.  His adventures earn him the honor of having one of American's most famous peaks named after him - Pikes Peak, standing more than 14,000 feet, overlooking Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Pikes Peak's "purple mountain majesties" appearance also inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write "America the Beautiful" in July of 1893.

​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 !!!

​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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