Welcome to Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen'
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Thursday, May 20, 2021
[ Entrance to Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument = pic by S. Sweeney ]
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Thursday, May 20, 2021
[ Entrance to Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument = pic by S. Sweeney ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics of honorees ]
[ 3 Ways for You & Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag': ]
[ 1) KEEP SCROLLING 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) LISTEN to the <5 minutes PODCAST as you or your classroom follow along viewing the page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) WATCH the <5 minutes VIDEO of today's Reminders from Our Flag, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector/flatscreen ]
[ 1) KEEP SCROLLING 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) LISTEN to the <5 minutes PODCAST as you or your classroom follow along viewing the page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) WATCH the <5 minutes VIDEO of today's Reminders from Our Flag, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector/flatscreen ]
[ 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. ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... recalls Vietnam War's Battle of Hamburger Hill ...
... recalls Vietnam War's Battle of Hamburger Hill ...
[ The aftermath of the Battle of Hamburger Hill being inspected by Army soldiers = public domain image ]
On this day, May 20th of 1969, the infamous, 10-day long Battle of Hamburger Hill ended. Eventhough, the Hill was of little strategic value, US military leaders called for and kept repeating a frontal assault directly at the heavily fortified enemy. This resulted in a very high casualty rate for the American forces. This questionable battle was documented by Life magazine in an edition entitled “The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam - One Week’s Toll” (see below). This Battle of Hamburger Hill, along with other costly battles, motivated American military leaders to start a policy of “Vietnamization” of the war - turning over primary responsibility of the conflict fighting to the South Vietnamese.
[ LIFE magazine cover highlighting a portion of the 241 Americans KIA (Killed in Action) during one week in Vietnam = fair use image ]
Why does this battle and the process of Vietnamization matter today?
The process of turning over the war’s primary responsibility to homeland forces, in this case South Vietnam’s, is a policy that continues today in places like Iraq and Afghanistan - where US Armed Forces now serve as trainers and advisors to natives fighting for and defending their own freedoms.
Why does this battle and the process of Vietnamization matter today?
The process of turning over the war’s primary responsibility to homeland forces, in this case South Vietnam’s, is a policy that continues today in places like Iraq and Afghanistan - where US Armed Forces now serve as trainers and advisors to natives fighting for and defending their own freedoms.
Today's Insightful Quote from Our Flag
"America was a wounded nation.
The wounds were moral ones;
the Vietnam War and three summers of inner-city riots had inflicted them on the national soul,
challenging Americans' belief that they were a uniquely noble and honorable people."
-Thurston Clarke (American historian and author)
"America was a wounded nation.
The wounds were moral ones;
the Vietnam War and three summers of inner-city riots had inflicted them on the national soul,
challenging Americans' belief that they were a uniquely noble and honorable people."
-Thurston Clarke (American historian and author)
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, informed of American missteps in the Vietnam War, such as Hamburger Hill, 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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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