[ Pre-Pledge Tribute for week of July 22 - 28 ]
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Good morning / afternoon / evening, __(insert name of your group - like "Heritage Elementary" or "Scout Troop")__.
Welcomes to this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute
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[ for the week of July 22-28 ]
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Good morning / afternoon / evening, __(insert name of your group - like "Heritage Elementary" or "Scout Troop")__.
Welcomes to this week's Pre-Pledge Tribute
powered by Flag Steward
[ for the week of July 22-28 ]
Today's Flag Status
[for July 28, 2018]
Our Flag flies at half-staff in CT, WI, & MD
[for July 28, 2018]
Our Flag flies at half-staff in CT, WI, & MD
[ GO HERE if you want details about today's state half-staff honorees. ]
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THIS WEEK'S FALLEN PATRIOT TO HONOR:
[ Killed in Action on July 12 ]
THIS WEEK'S FALLEN PATRIOT TO HONOR:
[ Killed in Action on July 12 ]
Unfortunately, we was one US service member who was killed (KIA) in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) last week. A Special Forces Ranger, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Andrew Celiz, 32, of Summerville, SC, was killed by small arms fire while helping evacuate a wounded soldier Afghanistan. Celiz, unbelievably, was on his seventh overseas deployment and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and a Meritorious Service Medal posthumously.
Back on the homefront ...
Back on the homefront ...
Sadly, we had 4 Police Officers who were killed in the line of duty last week.
[from left to right]
Officer Michael Chesna of the Weymouth Police Department (Massachusetts)
Officer Branson Kaliloa of the Hawaii County Police Department
Officer Joseph Gomm of the Minnesota Corrections Department
Senior Corporal Earl Jamie Givens of the Dallas Police Department
Please, pray for these Fallen Patriots and their friends and family in mourning.
[To leave a message and review the most detailed account of these law enforcement officers' line of duty death, please visit the
Officer Down Memorial Page]
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THIS WEEK'S HISTORICAL REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... with liberty and justice for all...
THIS WEEK'S HISTORICAL REMINDER FROM OUR FLAG:
... with liberty and justice for all...
During this week, on July 28, 1868 to be exact, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It is the longest amendment to the Constitution and has been challenged and interpreted in court more than any other. It was put in place to provide rights to recently freed slaves from the Civil War - including citizenship, equal protection, and courts rights, as well as, requirements of the states, especially in the south, to enforce this amendment.
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Now, please, stand, place your hand upon your heart, and think about how the 14th Amendment helped America get closer to being truly 'indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'
Thanks for participating in today's
Flag Steward Pre-Pledge Tribute
Now, go be a good citizen!!!
Thanks for participating in today's
Flag Steward Pre-Pledge Tribute
Now, go be a good citizen!!!
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END OF CEREMONY
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In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
END OF CEREMONY
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In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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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