When you see the American Flag flying does it evoke your emotions? It does to me because I love my country and the flag is a symbol of freedom and security.
The flag also represents the lives sacrificed for this freedom and for this I am sad. It is a beautiful sight to see the flying flag ripple in the wind.
How about a short quiz about our flag:
1. When was the flag originally adopted?
2. How many stars were on it?
3. When was the current flag adopted and who designed it?
4. What do the colors Red, White and Blue symbolize?
5. When can a flag be displayed?
6. When and who placed the first U.S. Flag on the moon?
7. Give the proper way to view the flag during a parade or when the flag is being lowered or raised.
8. When is Flag Day?
9. How many red stripes and how many white stripes?
10. What do the stripes represent? What do the stars represent?
Answers:
1. June 14, 1717
2. Thirteen
3. 1958 - Robert Heft, a 17 year old from Lancaster, Ohio
4. Red - Valor
White - Purity and Honesty
Blue - Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice
5. Sunrise to Sunset and must be illuminated at night
6. July 1969 by Neil Armstrong
7. While standing place the right hand over your heart and face the flag
8. June 14th
9. Red - 7 White - 6
10. The original 13 colonies
The States
Always show respect for the
American Flag.
Northern Sheep
Center earns award
The NOC Sheep Center exhibited eight lambs in the
Black and White and sold three more in the Corporation sale in
Chickasha last month.
NOC Sheep Center Manager Bart Cardwell said the Black and White is a national show and sale with breeders from all over the United States consigning.
During the Black and White the NOC Sheep Center was honored with the Best Consignment Award. This award was selected by the judge, Logan
McClennan of Colorado, for the consignment with the highest quality sheep in the Black and White.
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