National Flag Day
Today, I’d like to share with you my thoughts on Flag Day.
I’ll give you some history and hopefully help you understand a deeper meaning of our National Anthem. I also am expressing why it should be held with a bit more dignity across our country and held closer to our hearts!
A Brief History
Did you know on June 14th, 1777, the Second Continental Congress made a resolution adopting our Stars & Stripes to be our National Flag? I also found it cool that the reason of the first flag to have stars in a circle was to show all colonies appearing as equal! While There’s much debate with who actually came up with the design, I’m going to go with Mrs. Betsy Ross.
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In 1916, of the same date that President Woodrow Wilson made the proclamation of Flag day as a holiday. But, it wasn’t until 1949 with an act of congress that Flag Day became a National Holiday.
The Colors
The Flag at Fort McHenry
The meaning of the colors.
The stripes represent the original thirteen Colonies and the stars for each state of the Union, fifty in in all. The color red signifies the valor and hardiness, some say even the blood to create and keep our independence. The white symbolizes innocence and purity. the blue stands for “the Color of the Chief” signifying vigilance, perseverance and justice…
“It is of my belief, that it’s the blue of our great flag which holds us all together, for without it, our colors will fade and so to our liberty.” ~SD Powell
The US Army’s Birthday
Today, is also the 246th birthday of the United States Army! On June 14th, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the Colonies for one year! Happy Birthday, Soldiers past and present!
Happy Birthday, Army!
I Love My Flag….
I’m sure proud of this flag. So proud that I tattooed it on my arm! I believe we should treat our precious flag with Honor and dignity. We should carry it to ensure that we are carrying the torch of freedom and democracy within our borders and abroad. Flag day, it means an awful a lot to me, how about you?
That’s all I got for you today, Stay True America, We need you!
For Liberty,
Stephen D. Powell ~The GunLife Coach
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Family
Student Drinking and Drug Abuse on Campus is Over the Top
What kind of society, de facto, condones such reckless behavior?
The senseless loss of five university students in a house fire has stung my community. These were top students, accomplished individuals, and potential leaders.
Someone has got to ask the tough questions right now, while the pain of their loss is intense. In what kind of society do presumably the best and brightest engage in highly questionable activities? An all-night party? Started at what hour? Preceded by what? To end when?
How much alcohol flows? How many drugs are dispensed? Obtained from and by whom? Ingested by whom? How many cigarettes are lit? How many butts wantonly burn down to nothing? What else is lit and smoked?
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Foolish Behavior Condoned
The largest and toughest question of all behind these is what kind of society, de facto, condones such foolish and, in too many tragic instances, reckless behavior? Drunk students falling out of windows to their death, engaged in chugging contests until they vomit, on weeknights no less, walking the campus in a state of high lethargy? Being rushed to emergency wards?
Sure, install the proper sprinkler and alarm systems, but acknowledge the ruthless reality that confronts us. Colleges today are the stomping grounds for legions of students who drink and take drugs with abandon. They sit like zombies in morning classes if they can make it out of bed at all. Professors pretend that it is not happening. University administrators accept such behavior as ‘part of the times.’
Such phenomena are more wide sweeping than anyone cares to admit. They are testament to the abandonment of standards, the ‘everything is allowed’ overly permissive culture in which no student is safe.
Break the Silence
If the students who died were among the finest people that communities engender, what does their loss portend for others? And when will responsible adults break the silence about the utter absurdity with which too many students live their lives?
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