Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, August 25, 2018​

Today's Flag Status

Today's Historical Reminder
... Preserving America's Treasured Lands ...

[ Sweeney girls, hiking in one of our most beautiful national parks - Yosemite, celebrate view along 4-mile trail to Glacier Point while Roosevelt and Muir stand atop Glacier Point = public domain image ]

​The United States National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916 by our Congress' National Park Service Organic Act.  The National Park Service (NPS) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  President Woodrow Wilson signed the law and spelled out the NPS mission "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
Pictured above on right - President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, an ardent conservationist, paved the way to protecting America's wilderness areas. 
Currently, the NPS has more than 20,000 employees managing 417 places -including 59 national parks.

Slice of Americana:
... the Boss' (Bruce Springsteen's) first big hit ...

On this date (OTD), August 25th, in 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band released their breakthrough album - Born to Run
This album, which put Bruce and his band on the Rock-n-Roll map forever, peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts later that year.

[ Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band in 1977 ]

​Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
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​​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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