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Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
[ View from landing craft as US Marines attack in the face of heavily defended beaches at Iwo JIma = public domain pic ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
[ View from landing craft as US Marines attack in the face of heavily defended beaches at Iwo JIma = public domain pic ]
[ 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
... recalls America's most well-known Flag-raising ...
... recalls America's most well-known Flag-raising ...
[ Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press = public domain image ]
Four days after the Battle of Iwo Jima began, Marines raised the US Flag atop Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945. The US Flag may have been raised upon the highest point on the island of Iwo Jima, but another month of intense fighting would continue until the battle was over on March 26th - the Marines had secured the island.
[ Marines fire 37mm cannon shots at Japanese caves built into the side of Mount Suribachi = public domain image ]
Of the 6 Marines in the famed 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima' photo, all from the 5th Marine Division, 3 were later killed in action (Sergeant Michael Strank, Corporal Harlon Block, and Private First Class Franklin Sousley) during the 5 week battle to capture the small island. The 3 surviving Marines who were in the picture were Corporals Ira Hayes, Harold Schultz, and Harold Keller.
The iconic pose of these flag-raising Marines is forever captured as the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring all Fallen Marines since 1775 (seen below).
The iconic pose of these flag-raising Marines is forever captured as the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring all Fallen Marines since 1775 (seen below).
Today's Black History Month Moment to Remember:
According to military records, there were approximately 700-900 black Marines who were part of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The African-American Marines had trained at the segregated boot camp of Montford Point, within Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. They were assigned to segregated support units at Iwo Jima - mostly ammunition and supply companies. But, due to the intense, chaotic fighting upon landing at Iwo Jima, many black Marines, had to change their focus from a support role to an active fighting role. They fought on the beach, in foxholes, and moved towards Mt. Suribachi with their fellow Marines to help defeat the heavily fortified Japanese positions.
According to military records, there were approximately 700-900 black Marines who were part of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The African-American Marines had trained at the segregated boot camp of Montford Point, within Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. They were assigned to segregated support units at Iwo Jima - mostly ammunition and supply companies. But, due to the intense, chaotic fighting upon landing at Iwo Jima, many black Marines, had to change their focus from a support role to an active fighting role. They fought on the beach, in foxholes, and moved towards Mt. Suribachi with their fellow Marines to help defeat the heavily fortified Japanese positions.
Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
"Among those who served on Iwo Jima,
Uncommon Valor
was a
Common Virtue"
— US Navy Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
[ Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VA (metro Washington, DC) = public domain use ]
Today's Fun from Our Flag
Below is the trailer for the Clint Eastwood directed 'Flags of Our Fathers' movie, based on the best-selling book written by James Bradley. It shows the military unit and personal struggles before, during, and after the Iwo Jima flag-raising.
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