Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, July 13, 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 13, 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
... recalls the story of the Hollywoodland sign?! ...
... recalls the story of the Hollywoodland sign?! ...
[ public domain image ]
Hollywoodland?! Yes, you, probably like me, had never seen or heard of the world renowned "Hollywood" sign above Los Angeles being the "Hollywoodland" sign. But, it's true. On this date, July 13th of 1923, the "Hollywoodland" sign was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills of LA. During repairs and renovations to the sign in 1949, the last 4 letters, "land," was dropped from the sign. So, that's why few Americans know or saw the sign in its original format.
The letters are approximately 45 feet tall. Students, that's probably double the height of your school flagpole. And it was originally put up as an advertisement by a local real estate development company. Now, it's a Los Angeles Historical Monument.
The letters are approximately 45 feet tall. Students, that's probably double the height of your school flagpole. And it was originally put up as an advertisement by a local real estate development company. Now, it's a Los Angeles Historical Monument.
[ NASA satellite image of sign = public domain image ]
Today's Insightful Quote from Our Flag
... tells about the unglamorous side of Hollywood from the mouth of one its most recognized stars ...
"Hollywood is a placewhere they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss
and fifty cents for your soul."
- Marilyn Monroe
... tells about the unglamorous side of Hollywood from the mouth of one its most recognized stars ...
"Hollywood is a placewhere they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss
and fifty cents for your soul."
- Marilyn Monroe
[ public domain image = Marilyn Monroe w/ her first husband, WWII Navy Sailor James Dougherty, whom she married, hard to believe, at 16 years old ]
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 Hollywood ingenuity and entertainment, but saddened by the harsh price of fame, 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