Residents@JV

Navy Mother's Visit

6:30 Friday evening, Feb. 17th, the tri-state’s Navy Mother’s Club members consisting of Adjutant Beverly Boehm, Joan Croce, Lois Hardin, and Terri Swain visited Jacob’s Village in the women’s home. The Navy Mother’s Club is for all mothers’ that has a child serving in the military being not just the Navy. This group goes around the area making presentations of the United States Flag, defining each part, the makeup, a brief history and how to honor the Flag. The members set a board on a tri-pod up with attachable stars and stripes telling the story of the first congress approved flag in 1777. That famous first flag was 13 white stars in a circle (representing each colony, the first star is for New Jersey; the second represents Pennsylvania and an additional star was added for each state in the order of its entry into statehood ) set in the upper left corner with a blue background. This represents the blue in the heavens with relevance to God and it signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice. The 13 stripes to the right and below the stars in blue consist of 7 red stripes representing valor, hardiness, and zeal. The 6 white stripes represent the purity and hope of a new nation while all 13 stripes represent the colonies. One piece at a time with a brief explanation for each, the United States Flag came in to shape as we know it. The Navy Mothers put on an interesting, outstanding educational presentation for the residents, home coordinators and guest Charles Huck. Fellowship soon followed and they gave everyone a flag pin to wear on their lapel or hat. A good time was had by all.

posted by J V Resident Blog @ 8:06 AM