Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
[ View northwest from Flag Steward HQ in Feb. 2020 with parts of the Continental Divide in the distance ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
[ View northwest from Flag Steward HQ in Feb. 2020 with parts of the Continental Divide in the distance ]
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag': ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ Note: Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy however you prefer. ]
[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... an important WWII victory at Guadalcanal ...
... an important WWII victory at Guadalcanal ...
[ US troops landing at Guadalcanal = public domain image ]
On this date, February 9th, of 1943, after 6 long months of intense fighting against Japanese troops, the US troops claimed victory in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Despite losing more than 2,000 Americans, this fight was an important victory, the first major land battle against the Empire of Japan, that lifted America's spirits for future battles to win WWII in the Pacific.
Since this is Black History month, we're highlighting the achievements of a U.S. Army Division, the 93rd Infantry Division, the only African-American division to fight in the Pacific during WWII, at Guadalcanal and beyond (a small patrol pictured above). The 93rd's soldiers served mainly as support personnel - building the airfields that would enable America to devastatingly bomb Japanese held islands. When they did get to fight, the 93rd Infantry Division excelled. After victory at Guadalcanal, the 93rd (a small patrol pictured above) was shipped to nearby Bougainville, a territory of New Guinea, and they forced the surrender of the highest ranking Japanese officer to be captured during WWII along with thousands of Japanese soldiers.
[Learning moment: Where in the world is Guadalcanal? GO HERE to see.]
Today's Memorable Quote from Our Flag
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... has a couple WWII jokes to enjoy ...
... has a couple WWII jokes to enjoy ...
Last V-J Day, there was a 94 year-old World War II veteran speaking at my school gym about his combat experience. So, after his talk, I stood up and asked, "While in the jungles of the Pacific far from the reach of American news, how did you know the Japanese had surrendered?”
The old WWII Veteran answered, "Easy! The Japanese stopped shooting at us."
The old WWII Veteran answered, "Easy! The Japanese stopped shooting at us."
Note: Good,old silent movie comedian,Charlie Chaplain, making fun of warfare ;)
During that same WWII talk, a classmate of mine nervously asked, "Did you ever kill anyone?"
The old WWII Veteran, then gulped and said in a low voice, "I probably did because I was the cook."
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, thankful of our Greatest Generation's war victories, like at Guadalcanal, please unite and recite the Pledge.
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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FINALLY! - TEXT (National & State) Half-Staff Alerts:
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(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
CLICK HERE to sign-up for National and State-targeted Half-Staff Flag Alert TEXT Notifications
(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
Flag Steward (formerly known as Beacon of Honor and originally incorporated as GivingVu.org, Inc. in 2013) is a nonpartisan, student-inspired, Veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit organization based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Tax ID# 46-2457373