​Reminders from Our Flag
for September 2, 2018
V-J DAY IN USA

Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... a couple quotes from Senator John McCain III in remembrance of his life ...
"I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's."
and
"In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality."

Today's Flag Status  ​
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at HALF-STAFF to honor the life of Senator John McCain III UNTIL SUNSET TODAY - the day of his burial at the US Naval Academy.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the life of Senator John McCain.

Historical Moment to Remember

Japanese representatives for the surrender ceremony [public domain image]

President Harry S. Truman declared V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) for the USA, on September 2, 1945, to commemorate the formal Japanese surrender to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay - ending World War II.

​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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