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Vero Beach Power Squadron is a non-profit boating safety education organization located at 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, Fl 32963. (772)231-9543 For more about the Vero Beach Power Squadron go to http://www.verobeachps.com/ Map This Location *****2008 Safe Boating Class Schedule***** Dec 6 & 7 ****2009 Safe Boating Class Schedule*** Squadron Boating Course - Cost $45, Tuesday evenings 7pm to 9 pm, Class starts January 6, 2009 and ends February 17, 2009. Contact Margaret at (772)770-2855. Americas Boating Course - Cost $30 - Week End Classes in Feb 21 & 22; Apr 25 & 26; June 20 & 21; Oct 17 & 18 - Contact Howard at (772)978-9769 You can pre-register at http://www.verobeachps.com/

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Red, White and Blue

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Contributed by: Robert Scully on 2/19/2008

This is a two part blog. Part 1 comes from me, the VBPS and USPS. Part 2 was taken from http://www.usflag.org/colors.html

Part 1. Red, White AND Blue - The Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS) has a web page that has a blue background, white text letters and with red here and there. Check out the sight at www.verobeachps.org/

Part 2. - Red, White & Blue (taken from http://www.usflag.org/colors.html) What do the colors of the Flag mean? Sentimental writers and orators sometimes ascribe meanings to the colors in the flag. The practice is erroneous, as are statements on this subject attributed to George Washington and other founders of the country. The colors red, white, and blue did not have meanings for The Stars and Stripes when it was adopted in 1777. However, the colors in the Great Seal did have specific meanings. Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, reporting to Congress on the Seal, stated: "The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valor, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice."

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