Welcome to Flag Steward's
Stories from Our Flag
for Tuesday, October 13, 2020
[ U.S. Navy ships formation in Philippine Sea (USS Germantown, USNS John Ericsson, USS Antietam, USS Ronald Reagan, USS America, USS Shiloh, USS New Orleans and USS Comstock) = pic by Navy Seaman Oswald Felix Jr. (DoD / public domain) ]
Stories from Our Flag
for Tuesday, October 13, 2020
[ U.S. Navy ships formation in Philippine Sea (USS Germantown, USNS John Ericsson, USS Antietam, USS Ronald Reagan, USS America, USS Shiloh, USS New Orleans and USS Comstock) = pic by Navy Seaman Oswald Felix Jr. (DoD / public domain) ]
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Today's Story from Our Flag
... 245th Birthday for the U.S. Navy ...
... 245th Birthday for the U.S. Navy ...
The U.S. Navy, amusingly defined as "a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible despatch for a cruise of three months," was set-up by the Continental Congress, on this date, October 13, in 1775.
Over the years, the Navy has grown from that single ship :) to more than 290 combat vessels and 3,700 aircraft now.
Over the years, the Navy has grown from that single ship :) to more than 290 combat vessels and 3,700 aircraft now.
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and state together.
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and state together.
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'
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'
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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