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Gooooooooood day, students across America learning at home or school.
This is Sean Sweeney, Founder of the Flag Steward nonprofit project, leading today's Pre-Pledge ceremony - giving us an opportunity to come together and show respect for each other as American citizens who want to do good.
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This is Sean Sweeney, Founder of the Flag Steward nonprofit project, leading today's Pre-Pledge ceremony - giving us an opportunity to come together and show respect for each other as American citizens who want to do good.
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Welcome to Flag Steward's
Stories from Our Flag :)
for Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Stories from Our Flag :)
for Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, lowered to half-staff today, September 9th?
Look at the Half-Staff Flag Map below and go to the Half-Staff Alerts page
to see where and for whom half-staff honors are being displayed.
Look at the Half-Staff Flag Map below and go to the Half-Staff Alerts page
to see where and for whom half-staff honors are being displayed.
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Story from Our Flag
On this date, September 9th, in 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially named Our Nation as the "United States of America." Thomas Jefferson first wrote the term, "United States" in his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Until this time, the term "United Colonies" was most used to describe the group of American colonies. The Declaration of Independence begins by stating, "The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America"
[ Shown in red on map = Thirteen colonies that became the first boundaries of the United States of America ]
Today, while our states are officially "united," we as citizens seem hardly civil (well-mannered / respectful) or united.
What can we do to better, more openly, and peacefully communicate as concerned citizens with issues we need to come together and solve?
What can we do to better, more openly, and peacefully communicate as concerned citizens with issues we need to come together and solve?
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, let's recall and work towards better fulfilling our declaration as "United States" and "united citizens" of America as we stand, place our right hand upon our heart, and say ...
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