Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, February 17, 2021
[ Feb. 2019 pic of Highlands Ranch Library and entrance to HR Vets Monument - by S. Sweeney ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, February 17, 2021
[ Feb. 2019 pic of Highlands Ranch Library and entrance to HR Vets Monument - by S. Sweeney ]
[ 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 short, daily 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy. ]
[ 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
... memorializes the life of Geronimo ...
... memorializes the life of Geronimo ...
On this date, February 17th, in 1909, while being held as a Prisoner of War (POW), the great Apache Chief, Geronimo, died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. People noticed and honored his death because he was a Native American warrior who fought, yes literally did battle, with others, both Mexicans and Americans, because of unfair treatment of him and his Apache people and the loss of their homeland. Geronimo's life began on June 16th of 1829 when he was born on Apache land that was then in the northern part of Mexico, and which is now in southeastern Arizona. As part of Apache tradition, Geronimo, whose name, surprisingly, meant "one who yawns," married at age 17 and had 3 children.
Early in Geronimo's family life, while out trading with his fellow tribesmen, the Mexicans attacked Geronimo's Apache camp and killed Geronimo's wife and children. From then on, Geronimo, vowed revenge and regularly set out to attack Mexicans. Later, after the US won the Mexican-American War, the US Government claimed rights to the former lands of Mexico that included the Apache homeland. So, Geronimo and the Apaches (pictured above) began battling American settlers and soldiers that came on to their Apache land. After several battles, a treaty was signed with US Government and the Apache moved to their designated Indian reservation where they faced starvation. The US Government broke the rules of the treaty, so Geronimo resumed attacking Americans for the next 12 years. Finally, in 1886, the US Army sent soldiers to find and finally capture him (pictured below - just prior to their surrender).
Today's Black History Month Reminder:
He's considered one of the greatest athletes ever.
He was born on this date, Feb. 17, of 1936, at St. Simons Island, Georgia
He earned four varsity sport letters at Syracuse University in football, basketball, track&field, and lacrosse
He's a 3-time Hall-of-Famer in the College Football, College Lacrosse, and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Do you know who he is yet?
He's considered one of the greatest athletes ever.
He was born on this date, Feb. 17, of 1936, at St. Simons Island, Georgia
He earned four varsity sport letters at Syracuse University in football, basketball, track&field, and lacrosse
He's a 3-time Hall-of-Famer in the College Football, College Lacrosse, and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Do you know who he is yet?
He is Jim Brown
- who in the face of racial discrimination during the 1950s and 60s became an NFL Champion (1964 Cleveland Browns) and was named the 'Greatest Pro Football Player Ever' by The Sporting News.
- who in the face of racial discrimination during the 1950s and 60s became an NFL Champion (1964 Cleveland Browns) and was named the 'Greatest Pro Football Player Ever' by The Sporting News.
Today's Insightful Quote from Our Flag
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... recalls a strange way that the legacy of Geronimo lives on in America ...
Back in the 1940s, Army Airborne parachutists began yelling, "Geronimo," as they jumped out the aircraft. Some believe it was because they were impressed by the amazing bravery and fierce fighting abilities of Geronimo - as portrayed in a 1939 film about him. So yelling "GERONIMO!" gave them courage and confidence as they parachuted.
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, respecting the life and fighting spirit of Geronimo and his fellow Apaches in the face of American mistreatment, 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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(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