Reminders from Our Flag
for Thursday, September 13, 2018​
... Uncle Sam Day ...

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Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
"It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can."
-R. Lee Ermey

Today's Flag Status
Our Flag flies at full staff in 49 of the 50 states.  Only Missouri is half-mast today.

In Missouri, the US and MO Flags are half-staff today to honor Greene County Deputy Sheriff Aaron P. Roberts who died in the line of duty.
GO HERE to find out more about Deputy Roberts from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Today's Historical Reminder
... How "Uncle Sam" came to be ...

[ Uncle Sam on a World War I recruiting poster = public domain image ]

OTD, September 13, in 1989, a Congressional Joint Resolution established "Uncle Sam Day" to celebrate the birth date of its creator, Samuel Wilson - who was born on September 13, 1766.  As the legend goes, the "Uncle Sam" nickname was established by soldiers during the War of 1812 because Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from New York, stamped his meal barrels with "US" on them.  So, the soldiers, enjoying Sam Wilson's meat, called the meat barrels a delivery from "Uncle Sam."
In 1961, Congress also named Uncle Sam an American symbol of strength and idealism.

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[ public domain images ]

​How are these two events, nearly 200 years apart, linked together?
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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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