Category Archives: Patriotic

Mission Complete: Atlantis lands, closing out an end of an era

Posted on July 21, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Mission Complete: Atlantis lands, closing out an end of an era

Atlantis Returns

Atlantis returned to Earth this morning, marking the end of NASA’s 135th and final shuttle voyage, and closing the era of re-usable space vehicles.

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Atlantis brings home the final shuttle landing at 5:56am tomorrow

Posted on July 20, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Atlantis brings home the final shuttle landing at 5:56am tomorrow

“It may seem like a sort of an ending, and I suppose to a degree it is. The space shuttle has been with us at the heart and soul of the human spaceflight program for about 30 years, and it’s a little sad to see it go away,” commander Chris Ferguson said as the crew sat for a series of TV interviews Wednesday.

In the United States, millions of Americans have witnessed no other form of human space transport in their lifetime.

Commander Ferguson called on Americans back home to tune in to the final landing.

“Take a good look at it and make a memory,” he said, “because you’re never going to see anything like this again.”

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Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Happy 4th of July!

4th of July

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Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes

Posted on June 14, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes

During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend.

With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union. In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states.

On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance.

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D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2011 by James| Comments Off on D-Day

D DayJune 6, 1944
Flag at Half Mast

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Memorial Day

Flag at Half Mast

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

It Has Always Been The Soldier

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Osama Drink

Posted on May 7, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Osama Drink

Osama Drink

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Let’s Say Thanks

Posted on May 5, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Let’s Say Thanks
Let's Say Thanks

Click the Logo to send a card (a REAL card) to a Soldier.

EDIT: The website was updated with the following message:

We are no longer accepting cards through the website.

Let’s Say Thanks began more than five years ago as a public way to say “thank you” to the men and women serving our country. Since then, more than 30 million people have visited the website to share their appreciation with our troops through cards featuring children’s artwork from across the country.

In working with our partner organization — Give2TheTroops, a non-profit organization formed to support the physical, moral, and spiritual health of America’s armed Give 2 the Troopsforces in combat zones around the world through letters and packages prepared and shipped by volunteers — we’ve decided to shift the focus of the program to what the troops need most: donations. We will continue to support local cards drives and contests, and we encourage you to continue your support by sending mail, toiletry items or donations via www.give2thetroops.org.

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Troops

Posted on May 4, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Troops

If you don’t stand behind our troops,
PLEASE feel free to stand in front of them!

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