[ Note: Before starting this ceremony, CLICK TO CHECK 'TODAY'S FLAG STATUS'. If your state is at half-staff, memorize the honoree's name and job/position, so you can say it within today's pre-Anthem ceremony script below. In the best performance voice you have, we recommend that you read aloud all the ceremony text with 1 exception - do not read aloud any text with [ brackets ] around it. ]
Good evening, ___(insert name of location - like "Mountain Vista High School")___
Welcome to today's
Beacon of Honor
Pre-Anthem Ceremony
[ for the week of December 3 - 9 ]
Welcome to today's
Beacon of Honor
Pre-Anthem Ceremony
[ for the week of December 3 - 9 ]
TODAY'S FLAG STATUS:
In our state, and across the USA, Our Flag flies at half-staff today for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Fellow students and fans, just as our parents and grandparents vividly remember the tragedy of 9/11, our great-grandparents endured the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and rallied around Our Flag during 4-plus years of fighting in World War II.
[President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously proclaimed December 7th, 1941 ... "a date which will live in infamy" ... ]
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor killed more 2,300 military service members and civilians. This invasion brought America into World War II, a war in which more than 16 million Americans served in the armed forces and approximately 405,000 died.
How many of you know a relative who served in the military during World War II? Please, stand if you know a relative who served then.
To honor these World War II relatives and all those who fought, we now ask you to, please, stand, place your hand upon your heart,
and make this National Anthem more meaningful
by remembering Pearl Harbor Day, the American lives lost that day, and the sacrifices made to win World War II.
[ __first name____ __last name_____] will now sing our National Anthem.
and make this National Anthem more meaningful
by remembering Pearl Harbor Day, the American lives lost that day, and the sacrifices made to win World War II.
[ __first name____ __last name_____] will now sing our National Anthem.
Thanks for participating in today's Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag
Pre-Anthem Ceremony
Now, go be a good citizen!!!
Pre-Anthem Ceremony
Now, go be a good citizen!!!
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END OF CEREMONY
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The U.S. Flag Code:
provides Our Flag's Rules and Regulations
[HIGHLIGHTS OF: The U.S. Flag Code stating how citizens should conduct themselves during this ceremony is below.]
Title 36, Chapter 10 PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS
National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner, conduct during playing:
During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there.
Note: A new law was passed on October 30, 2008 that authorizes veterans and active-duty military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem. This publication is currently being updated to reflect the new law.
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery:
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
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