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Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Friday, August 6, 2021
[ August 2020 forest fire smoke-filled sunset at Flag Steward HQ = pic by S Sweeney ]
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Friday, August 6, 2021
[ August 2020 forest fire smoke-filled sunset at Flag Steward HQ = 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 ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... recalls introducing the unbelievable destruction of nuclear warfare ...
... recalls introducing the unbelievable destruction of nuclear warfare ...
[ public domain image of Hiroshima, Japan, before (left) and after (right) the atomic bomb destruction and subsequent firestorm created ]
On this date, August 6th in 1945, the US Army Air Corps' B-29 named "Enola Gay" dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. As you can see from the 'before and after' pictures above, the A-bomb did exactly what the Allies warned the Imperial Japanese leaders - "prompt and utter destruction." This first atomic bombing by the Allies (U.S. with approval from U.K.) was done by a special outfitted B-29 Superfortress bomber that flew from Tinian to its target and back. The bombing killed between 90,000 to 146,000 people in Hiroshima. The decision was made to drop the bomb after the Japanese ignored the Allies call for an unconditional surrender.
[ public domain images = above is closeup of the damage to Hiroshima with inscription naming the mission commader / pilot, Col. Tibbets, and below is a pic of the B-29 squadron, including the Enola Gay, outfitted to drop A-bombs ]
Today's Insightful Quote from Our Flag
"What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945
has not been deterrence,
in the sense of fear of specific weapons,
so much as it's been memory.
The memory of what happened at Hiroshima."
- John Hersey, American writer
[ public domain pics of "mushroom clouds" created by the atomic bombings and firestorms aftermath at Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) ]
"What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945
has not been deterrence,
in the sense of fear of specific weapons,
so much as it's been memory.
The memory of what happened at Hiroshima."
- John Hersey, American writer
[ public domain pics of "mushroom clouds" created by the atomic bombings and firestorms aftermath at Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) ]
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 about the horrifyingly destructive power of nuclear weapons and the importance of never unleashing them again, 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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