Welcome to Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen'
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Sunday, July 4, 2021
[ John Trumbull's famous painting w/ Committee of Five presenting their Declaration of Independence draft document = public domain pic ]
Independence Day
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Sunday, July 4, 2021
[ John Trumbull's famous painting w/ Committee of Five presenting their Declaration of Independence draft document = public domain pic ]
Independence Day
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
... celebrates Independence Day and explains the little known Charters of Freedom ...
... celebrates Independence Day and explains the little known Charters of Freedom ...
[ public domain image ]
Today is America's Independence Day because it is the day we declared (in the Declaration of Independence conclusion):
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare\, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare\, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
But did you know that the Declaration of Independence is considered the first of three documents that make up America's "Charters of Freedom," which are all stored and displayed at the National Archives building's "Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom." The three documents, which students and citizens are looking at in the picture above are: 1) the Declaration of Independence, 2) the U.S. Constitution, and 3) the Bill of Rights
Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
... comes from the Principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the Committee of Five that helped him write it ...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father and Third U.S. President
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, inspired to keep working toward fulfillment of our Founding Fathers' promise of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness," let's 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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