Veteran's Day

Today is Veteran's Day. The day that we are suppose to stop and pay tribute to all the men and women that are serving or have served in our armed forces.

We pay special tribute to those patriots who gave their all.... even their very lives....

that we may live in freedom.

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My English blog friends told me this past weekend was Remembrance Day in England when they honor their veterans.

I think I like their name for this holiday better... for we should all remember our veterans.

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I fear that we sometimes don't remember...

That we forget the great sacrifices that have been made and are still being made for us by our armed forces.

So not matter where we live lets remember those brave men and women who have served their country and given so much that we may live in freedom.




No matter what free country we live in....or flag that we fly....
Lets fly it proudly and not take it for granted.
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I love our flag and all that it stands for.

I love seeing our flag as I drive around.
I love all that it represents.
I am thankful to all our service men and women who have fought that it may wave.
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Here are a few facts about our flag.
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*On June 14, 1777, the Continental congress passed the first Flag Act. "Resolved that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation"

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*The Flag Act of January 13, 1794 provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795

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*The Flag Act of April 4, 1818 provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by Pres. Monroe.

*On June 24, 1912 an Executive Order of Pres. Taft established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the starts in six horizontal rows of eight each.

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*On Jan 3, 1959 an Executive Order of Pres. Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of starts in seven rows of seven starts each, staggered horizontally and vertically.

*On august 21, 1959 an Executive Order by Pres. Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically.

No one knows with absolute certainty who designed the first stars and stripes but Francis Hopkinson seems the one most likely to have done it. Historians believe that Betsy Ross, a seamstress, made the first flag.
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Until the Executive Order of 1912 mentioned above, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. It was left up to the flag maker. Consequently flags dating before this date sometimes have unusual arrangements.
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Americans
Lets post our colors proudly and say in one voice
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"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"


I just read a great poem about veterans on Grandma B's post. I hope that you will drop by her blog and read it. It is really touching and very true.

.... God bless America...

*This information was compiled by Duane Streufert.