Reminders from Our Flag
for Sunday, October 21, 2018
... a Sunday Replay of Monday's Reminders from Our Flag ...
Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... spoken by President Teddy Roosevelt at beginning of a speech after being shot just minutes earlier ...
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
for Sunday, October 21, 2018
... a Sunday Replay of Monday's Reminders from Our Flag ...
Today's Star-Spangled Inspiration
... spoken by President Teddy Roosevelt at beginning of a speech after being shot just minutes earlier ...
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
Today's Flag Status
Across the USA, Our American Flag unfurls at full staff, except in VT and NC
Across the USA, Our American Flag unfurls at full staff, except in VT and NC
In VERMONT, US and State Flags are half-staff until sunset on Mon, Oct 22, to honor Donald Edwards, the former adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard.
In NORTH CAROLINA, US and State Flags are half-staff from sunrise Thu, Oct 18, until sunset, today, Sun, Oct 21 to honor North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Columbus County on Wednesday.
In NORTH CAROLINA, US and State Flags are half-staff from sunrise Thu, Oct 18, until sunset, today, Sun, Oct 21 to honor North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Columbus County on Wednesday.
Today's Historical Moment to Remember
( a Sunday Replay of Monday's Remembrance)
... one tough dude - Mr. President ...
( a Sunday Replay of Monday's Remembrance)
... one tough dude - Mr. President ...
[ public domain image ]
On October 14, 1912, President Theodore Roosevelt was shot before a presidential campaign speech. The bullet lodged in his chest after going through Teddy's steel eyeglass case and 50-page speech in his jacket. Roosevelt, a hunter and anatomy fan, believed that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not reached his lung. So, he didn't seek medical help and delivered his speech with blood soaking into his shirt. He started the speech, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." Then, finally, he went to the hospital after speaking for 90 minutes. X-rays showed the bullet stopped in Teddy's chest muscle, so doctors left it there. Roosevelt carried the bullet with him for the rest of his life because the doctors decided it was more dangerous to try and remove it.
[ Bullet holes in Roosevelt's eyeglass case and speech ]
Today's Slice of Americana - Rock-n-Roll
... Presley-style ...
... Presley-style ...
On this date (OTD), Oct 21 in 1957, Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Hit list.
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 !!!
- 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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