Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, March 10, 2021
[ pic of Flag Steward mascot#2 (Lacy) with Poppy's Memorial Flagpole by S. Sweeney ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, March 10, 2021
[ pic of Flag Steward mascot#2 (Lacy) with Poppy's Memorial Flagpole 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 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
... remembers the time when 3 different country flags were raised over St. Louis on the same day ...
... remembers the time when 3 different country flags were raised over St. Louis on the same day ...
[ Painting at US Capitol of Louisians Purchase Treaty being signed as US Flag replaces the Flag of France = public domain ]
On this date, March 10th, in 1804, the "Three Flags Day" ceremony was completed in St. Louis, Missouri. Within 24 hours, from the morning of March 9th to the morning of March 10th, three different country flags flew over the Louisiana Territory. First, on March 9th, Amos Stoddard, the new U.S. Lieutenant Governor of the District of Louisiana, joined by Meriwether Lewis, of the famous "Lewis & Clark Expedition," ordered the Flag of Spain, which had flown over the territory for 36 years as a Spanish colony, to be lowered. It was replaced with the Flag of France, the country who had recently acquired the Louisiana Territory from Spain and then quickly turned around and sold it for a very cheap price to the U.S. Government and President Thomas Jefferson. The Flag of France was then replaced at sunrise on March 10th with the U.S. Flag - symbolizing the territory's new owner. This ceremony set the stage for Lewis and Clark to depart within the coming weeks, in May, to go explore the Louisiana Territory - from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.
Today's Interesting Quote from Our Flag
... speaks to the social justice, political, and other protests we've witnessed these past couple years ...
"What country can preserve its liberties
if its rulers are not warned from time to time
that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?"
-Thomas Jefferson said to William Stephens Smith, in 1787
[ Mount Rushmore pic from Pixabay = free license ]
... speaks to the social justice, political, and other protests we've witnessed these past couple years ...
"What country can preserve its liberties
if its rulers are not warned from time to time
that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?"
-Thomas Jefferson said to William Stephens Smith, in 1787
[ Mount Rushmore pic from Pixabay = free license ]
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... joke about St. Louis, the 'Gateway to the West,' and launch point for the Lewis & Clark Expedition through the Louisiana Territory ...
While visiting my father-in-law in St. Louis during the holidays,
I asked him why he and his Jaycee buddies are so friendly and charitable to all.
And, he replied jokingly, "it's because Missouri (misery) loves company."
:) ;) :) ... in case you missed it - St. Louis is in the state of Missouri :) ;) ;)
... joke about St. Louis, the 'Gateway to the West,' and launch point for the Lewis & Clark Expedition through the Louisiana Territory ...
While visiting my father-in-law in St. Louis during the holidays,
I asked him why he and his Jaycee buddies are so friendly and charitable to all.
And, he replied jokingly, "it's because Missouri (misery) loves company."
:) ;) :) ... in case you missed it - St. Louis is in the state of Missouri :) ;) ;)
Then, my father-in-law added, "And, lately, I know it sounds backwards, but my buddies and I are actually happy while we're into the Blues."
:) :) :) ... as in the St. Louis Blues of the NHL ...
:) :) :) ... as in the St. Louis Blues of the NHL ...
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 the Louisiana Purchase and the 15 states that came from that, 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