She's a Grand Old Flag!
She's a Grand Old Flag... Be Sure and Fly Her on Friday, June 14
By Donna Ceravolo
Okay, I want everyone who is reading this between right now
and Friday, June 14, to go and get your American Flag(s), the one(s) that you
post outside for holidays and special event and have it/them ready to post on
Friday, June 14 ... Because June 14th is FLAG DAY each year ...
My family is pretty good about remembering to put our flags
out for those great Monday holidays, and Thanksgiving and Veteran's Day, but I
have to admit that there have been a few years when June 14 came and went, and
only later did we realize that we had forgotten to post our flags on that very
special day.
In doing some web searching for this piece, I found a number
of stories of how June 14 became our Official Flag Day. There is agreement that the Continental
Congress adopted the forerunner to the current banner we recognize as the Flag
of Our Country on June 14, 1777. And
most sources cite, Mr. Bernard J. Cigrand as the individual citizen who did the
most to champion June 14 as a National Flag Day, beginning his crusade in 1885,
when he was a school teacher in Wisconsin.
Mr. Cigrand eventually became a dentist and moved to Illinois and was
President of the American Flag Day Association, and later the National Flag Day
Society.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 as Flag
Day, and in 1949 it was established by an Act of Congress. However, Flag Day is not a national
holiday.
Here are some resources for learning more about Flag Day and
how to honor this important symbol of the United States of America.
"On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country
...."
Here is is how you can find some more information on Flag Day:
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