Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, April 9, 2019
[ GO HERE for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT) - recalling General Lee surrendering to General Grant ]
for Tuesday, April 9, 2019
[ GO HERE for this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute (PPT) - recalling General Lee surrendering to General Grant ]
... see Today's Moment to Remember ...
Half-Staff Alerts for April 9
The US & State Flags across MAINE and COLORADO are at HALF-STAFF
The State Flag of Maryland across the State is half-staff
Locally, the US & State Flags atop the California State Capitol Building are at half-staff
And, in FL, the US & State Flags in Palm Beach County, the cities of Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach, and the FL State Capitol are half-staff
The US & State Flags across MAINE and COLORADO are at HALF-STAFF
The State Flag of Maryland across the State is half-staff
Locally, the US & State Flags atop the California State Capitol Building are at half-staff
And, in FL, the US & State Flags in Palm Beach County, the cities of Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach, and the FL State Capitol are half-staff
Today's Moment to Remember
... 'Baghdad Falls' ...
... 'Baghdad Falls' ...
On this date, April 9th, of 2003, many proclaimed victory in Baghdad for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Just 3 weeks after the invasion of Iraq, US military personnel pull down Saddam's statue in Firdos Square - symbolizing the end of the Iraqi ruler's dictatorship. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said this about the victory in Baghdad, "Saddam Hussein is now taking his rightful place alongside Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Ceausescu in the pantheon of failed brutal dictators, and the Iraqi people are well on their way to freedom." This may have been the "Fall of Baghdad," but it took until December 2003 to capture Saddam.
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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