Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, July 20, 2021
[ View full moon behind Flag Steward HQ's Poppy's Memorial Flagpole - taken during a July 2020 morning by S. Sweeney ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, July 20, 2021
[ View full moon behind Flag Steward HQ's Poppy's Memorial Flagpole - taken during a July 2020 morning by S. Sweeney ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... celebrates the first humans on the moon ...
... celebrates the first humans on the moon ...
[ Lunar module pilot, Buzz Aldrin, saluting = public domain image taken by Neil Armstrong ]
"The Eagle has landed."
[Statement by Armstrong alerting NASA Mission Control that the "Eagle" lunar module had landed safely on the surface of the moon.]
Fifty-two years ago, on this date, July 20 of 1969, Apollo 11's lunar module and crew successfully reached the moon. America had won the 'Space Race' against the Soviets.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong then became the first man on the moon and famously proclaimed,
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
[Statement by Armstrong alerting NASA Mission Control that the "Eagle" lunar module had landed safely on the surface of the moon.]
Fifty-two years ago, on this date, July 20 of 1969, Apollo 11's lunar module and crew successfully reached the moon. America had won the 'Space Race' against the Soviets.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong then became the first man on the moon and famously proclaimed,
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
[ public domain image taken by Neil Armstrong ]
Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon,
July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."
- quote on plaque left behind by Apollo 11 crew on the lunar module ladder
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon,
July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."
- quote on plaque left behind by Apollo 11 crew on the lunar module ladder
Apollo 11's astronauts left behind, on the moon's surface, several historical items from former U.S. Presidents and other world leaders, including this plaque.
And, back on Earth, the accomplishments of Apollo 11's crew, of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, & Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, was celebrated with a big ticker-tape parade through NYC (see public domain image below).
And, back on Earth, the accomplishments of Apollo 11's crew, of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, & Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, was celebrated with a big ticker-tape parade through NYC (see public domain image below).
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 Americans reaching the moon first, and 52 years later we're still the only country to put humans on the moon (12 total have walked on the moon), 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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