Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, July 6, 2021
[ View northwest from Wildcat Mountain with Longs Peak & Boulder's Flatirons in distance = S. Sweeney pic (July 2020) ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, July 6, 2021
[ View northwest from Wildcat Mountain with Longs Peak & Boulder's Flatirons in distance = S. Sweeney pic (July 2020) ]
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
... reminds of one of the greatest comedy skits of all time - about "America's favorite pastime" ...
... reminds of one of the greatest comedy skits of all time - about "America's favorite pastime" ...
[ Abbott & Costello performing 'Who's on first?' comedy routine = YouTube image capture ]
In the summer of 1945, as momentum was building for the end of WWII in the Pacific, a comedy film called, "The Naughty Nineties," was released starring the dynamic comedy duo of Abbott & Costello (Bud Abbott & Lou Costello - pictured on left and right respectively above). The film contained the longest, and perhaps funniest version, of their "Who's on First?" routine.
In 1999, Time Magazine called this the Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century. It now plays continuously in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
In 1999, Time Magazine called this the Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century. It now plays continuously in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
Today's Insightful and Funny Quote from Our Flag
... is about summertime fun and frustrations with baseball and golf ...
"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball.
I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."
- Hank Aaron
25x MLB All-Star & All-Century Team
... is about summertime fun and frustrations with baseball and golf ...
"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball.
I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."
- Hank Aaron
25x MLB All-Star & All-Century Team
[ public domain image = 1974 Atlanta Braves pic ]
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 by America's sense of humor and ability to laugh at ourselves, 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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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