Reminders from Our Flag
for Friday, August 10, 2018
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
On this #FlagDayFriday, we recommend that your school / classroom perform this week's
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for Friday, August 10, 2018
... a #NeverForgottenFriday ...
On this #FlagDayFriday, we recommend that your school / classroom perform this week's
Pre-Pledge Tribute
Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff in 49 states. NV is at half-staff.
Our Flag flies at full staff in 49 states. NV is at half-staff.
In Nevada, the US and State Flags are at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, August 11, to honor former Governor and US Senator Paul Lexalt.
[ GO HERE to read the NV Governor's executive order / learn more about Lexalt's life ]
This Week's #NeverForgottenFriday Honoree
[ US Army image ]
Thankfully, there were no fallen service members in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) last week. But, we did have a line of duty death that wasn't revealed until last week because of the secretive nature of the unit involved.
Sergeant Major Christopher Nelms, a highly decorated member of the Army's elite Delta Force, died in a parachute training accident on July 1st in Laurinburg, NC. [ GO HERE to learn about Nelms ]
Thankfully, there were no fallen service members in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) last week. But, we did have a line of duty death that wasn't revealed until last week because of the secretive nature of the unit involved.
Sergeant Major Christopher Nelms, a highly decorated member of the Army's elite Delta Force, died in a parachute training accident on July 1st in Laurinburg, NC. [ GO HERE to learn about Nelms ]
Today's Historical Reminder
... overcome by the Great Depression ...
President Herbert Hoover being sworn-in during his Inauguration in March 1929. [public domain image]
On this date, August 10th, in 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover was born in Iowa. He went on to become our 31st President from 1929 to 1933. As a former Secretary of Commerce, President Hoover leveraged his economic experience to try to right America's sinking economy, but was overwhelmed by the Great Depression. Large scale government programs, like the Hoover Dam, were not enough to turn the economy back towards growth. Hoover was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had a more aggressive economic turn-around plan, in the election of 1932.
On this date, August 10th, in 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover was born in Iowa. He went on to become our 31st President from 1929 to 1933. As a former Secretary of Commerce, President Hoover leveraged his economic experience to try to right America's sinking economy, but was overwhelmed by the Great Depression. Large scale government programs, like the Hoover Dam, were not enough to turn the economy back towards growth. Hoover was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had a more aggressive economic turn-around plan, in the election of 1932.
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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