One of our holidays that does not get the universal recognition that it should -
From Wikipedia -
"In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.[1]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress."
Poems of Patriotism - http://www.usflag.org/poetry.html
I can't seem to find it, but I once heard a reading given at my Colonel's retirement service describing a timeline of where the Flag has been sent and fought for since the adoption of the Flag. Very moving!
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