Strengthening Our Future by Honoring Our Past
Reminders from Our Flag
for Saturday, February 17, 2018
... a Saturday Replay Day ...
for Saturday, February 17, 2018
... a Saturday Replay Day ...
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Today's Flag Status:
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at HALF STAFF.
Our Flag flies at half-staff in all 50 states to commemorate the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS shooting. Please, be mindful of and pray for their souls and their mourning families and community. We also ask for guidance to find solutions to our current school violence epidemic.
The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens
by showcasing this past Wednesday's 'REMINDERS FROM OUR FLAG'
The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens
by showcasing this past Wednesday's 'REMINDERS FROM OUR FLAG'
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On this 'Women to Honor Wednesday' of 'African American History Month,' we recall ...
... a historical movie that was released last February. 'Hidden Figures' celebrated 3 brilliant African American women who served as 'human computers' for NASA back in the 1950s and 60s. Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan helped turn around some troubled NASA space missions by using their smarts and leadership skills in the face of serious discriminatory conditions. NASA, like most big, corporate American companies back then, was a white and male-dominated. But, Mary, Katherine, and Dorothy turned doubters into believers by helping to make what seemed to be impossible, man walking on the moon, a reality in 1969.
Dorothy Vaughan was the first African American female supervisor in NASA history
Mary Jackson was NASA's first black female engineer - a job that required lots of, what we call today, STEM skills
Katherine Johnson was the first woman, yes, first woman, in NASA history to co-author a flight research report.
In fact, John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit (go around the Earth), specifically asked for Katherine to check the NASA computer's math to ensure his flight path calculations were correct.
In fact, John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit (go around the Earth), specifically asked for Katherine to check the NASA computer's math to ensure his flight path calculations were correct.
Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag program
Now go 'Be a good citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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(Official motto of the United States of America)
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