Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, September 10, 2018
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Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... quotes related to 9/11 ...
"The horrific damage of 9/11 did not end when those buildings came down."
-Kirsten Gillibrand
"I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another."
-Dolly Parton
for Monday, September 10, 2018
[ GO HERE to perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT) - ideally on #FlagDayFriday to make Pledge of Allegiance more engaging and meaningful. ]
Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... quotes related to 9/11 ...
"The horrific damage of 9/11 did not end when those buildings came down."
-Kirsten Gillibrand
"I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another."
-Dolly Parton
Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in Ohio
Our Flag flies at full staff across the USA, except in Ohio
In Ohio, the US and State Flags are half-staff until sunset on Monday, Sept. 10, to honor the Cincinnati bank shooting (3 killed) victims.
Today's Historical Moment to Remember
... Because just taking one day to remember 9/11 is not enough ...
... Because just taking one day to remember 9/11 is not enough ...
[ public domain image ]
September 11, 2001, is the Baby Boomer to Millennial generations' "Day of Infamy." And, from that day, like past generations did with Pearl Harbor Day, we must find some inspiring stories amongst all the horror and tragedy of that day.
One of my favorite inspiring stories comes from a book called, "Fireboat - the Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey"
The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboat of its time, but by 1995, the city didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die.
Watch & Listen to this great story with your kids, grandkids, students, or friends!!! It may look like a children's book, but it's not. All ages will learn from and be moved by this story.
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 !!!
- 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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