Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, December 19, 2018
... a Women to Honor Wednesday ...
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- recalling the Sons of Liberty and their Boston Tea Party ]
for Wednesday, December 19, 2018
... a Women to Honor Wednesday ...
[ GO HERE to review and/or perform this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT)
- recalling the Sons of Liberty and their Boston Tea Party ]
Star-Spangled Insightful Quote
... from today's Moment to Remember honoree - Deborah Sampson ...
"Why can I not fight for my country too?"
- Deborah Sampson, Continental Army soldier
... from today's Moment to Remember honoree - Deborah Sampson ...
"Why can I not fight for my country too?"
- Deborah Sampson, Continental Army soldier
Today's Flag Status
Across the USA and its Territories, the US Flag flies at HALF-STAFF to honor the life and service of our 41st US President, George H. W. Bush, and will remain so until sunset on December 30th.
Across the USA and its Territories, the US Flag flies at HALF-STAFF to honor the life and service of our 41st US President, George H. W. Bush, and will remain so until sunset on December 30th.
Today's Moment to Remember
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On this 'Women to Honor Wednesday,' we recall a unique revolutionary colonist, Deborah Sampson.
Patriot Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Sampson, who was born this week in 1760, on December 17th to be exact, in Plympton, Massachusetts, enlisted in the Continental Army in May of 1782 under the name Robert Shirtliff. Because of her above average height and physical abilities, Deborah was selected for an elite force - the Light Infantry Company of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. On July 3, 1782 during a battle with British in Tarrytown, New Jersey, Sampson was wounded by 2 musket bullet shots to her thigh. Her identity was not discovered until a year later - just before the war ended. She was allowed to serve out her time and was honorably discharged from the Continental Army in October of 1783.
Today's Slice of Americana - Sports
... a 'Woman to Honor Wednesday' highlight ...
... a 'Woman to Honor Wednesday' highlight ...
Born this week in 1886, on December 20th, was an American tennis phenom - Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman.
Hazel was nicknamed "Lady Tennis" for her lifelong participation and support of women's tennis. Hazel Wightman dominated women's tennis before World War I, displayed the utmost sportsmanship, and won an incredible 45 U.S. National women's tennis titles - including her last at age 68. She also garnered 16 U.S. Open Championships (four single titles from 1909-11 and again in 1919). Her lasting tribute to tennis was the establishment of the Wightman Cup - a Ladies International Tennis Challenge between British and American women's tennis teams from 1923 to 1989.
Hazel was nicknamed "Lady Tennis" for her lifelong participation and support of women's tennis. Hazel Wightman dominated women's tennis before World War I, displayed the utmost sportsmanship, and won an incredible 45 U.S. National women's tennis titles - including her last at age 68. She also garnered 16 U.S. Open Championships (four single titles from 1909-11 and again in 1919). Her lasting tribute to tennis was the establishment of the Wightman Cup - a Ladies International Tennis Challenge between British and American women's tennis teams from 1923 to 1989.
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- 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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