Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, April 8, 2019
[ GO HERE for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute - highlighting General Lee's surrender at Appomattox ]
for Monday, April 8, 2019
[ GO HERE for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute - highlighting General Lee's surrender at Appomattox ]
OTD, NASA's 'Original 7' were from which military branches? = scroll down to today's Moment to Remember
Half-Staff Alerts for April 8
The US & State Flags across MICHIGAN, MAINE, and COLORADO are at HALF-STAFF
The State Flag of Maryland across the State
And, LOCALLY, the US, State, and/or City/County Flags in 4 areas are half-staff:
[ CA State Capitol Building / VA State Capitol Building & Amelia County, VA / Flint, MI / Portsmouth HS, RI ]
The US & State Flags across MICHIGAN, MAINE, and COLORADO are at HALF-STAFF
The State Flag of Maryland across the State
And, LOCALLY, the US, State, and/or City/County Flags in 4 areas are half-staff:
[ CA State Capitol Building / VA State Capitol Building & Amelia County, VA / Flint, MI / Portsmouth HS, RI ]
Today's Moment to Remember
[ From left to right they are: Cooper, Schirra, Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Slayton and Carpenter ... NASA image = public domain image ]
On tomorrow's date ;) ...
On April 9, 1959, America's first astronauts were introduced by NASA. The "Original Seven" (also known as the "Mercury 7") astronauts included 3 Naval aviators, M. Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Schirra Jr., and Alan B. Shepard Jr.; 3 Air Force pilots, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, and Donald K. (Deke) Slayton; and 1 Marine Corps aviator John H. Glenn Jr.. They were all part of NASA's Project Mercury. The mission of Project Mercury was to put U.S. astronauts into orbit around Earth. The first astronaut to do so was John Glenn Jr. on February 20, 1962.
On April 9, 1959, America's first astronauts were introduced by NASA. The "Original Seven" (also known as the "Mercury 7") astronauts included 3 Naval aviators, M. Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Schirra Jr., and Alan B. Shepard Jr.; 3 Air Force pilots, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, and Donald K. (Deke) Slayton; and 1 Marine Corps aviator John H. Glenn Jr.. They were all part of NASA's Project Mercury. The mission of Project Mercury was to put U.S. astronauts into orbit around Earth. The first astronaut to do so was John Glenn Jr. on February 20, 1962.
... For those of you who didn't see this user survey posted on Saturday ...
Flag Steward (quick) Marketing Survey
After several months of product development and marketing tests (giveaways and some sales) of the Interactive American Flag, we're preparing for a Grand Opening to make a big splash this Memorial Day - providing IAF distribution to all consumers on the 1st year anniversary of launching the FLAG STEWARD APP. To that end, please, take a minute to answer a few survey questions that will help me nail down my final plans.
Flag Steward (quick) Marketing Survey
After several months of product development and marketing tests (giveaways and some sales) of the Interactive American Flag, we're preparing for a Grand Opening to make a big splash this Memorial Day - providing IAF distribution to all consumers on the 1st year anniversary of launching the FLAG STEWARD APP. To that end, please, take a minute to answer a few survey questions that will help me nail down my final plans.
Thanks for helping me improve the Flag Steward nonprofit project
-Sean Sweeney
ChiefFlagSteward@FlagSteward.org
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- relaying daily half-staff alerts, historical reminders, inspirational quotes & images, and Interactive American Flag fallen Patriot tributes
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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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