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On Flag Day

Editor: Today is Flag Day. The United States flag is a symbol of the freedom, independence and unity we as Americans enjoy.

June 14 was designated in 1916 as the official annual observance of Flag Day by President Woodrow Wilson. Though not an official federal holiday, its observance is traditionally proclaimed each year by the sitting President of the United States. Each

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution, which stated: “Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white;

Folse and his wife, Leann, decommission flags that are removed and replaced twice a year from the Avenue of Flags at the cemetery. Fifty 5-by-8-foot flags are flown along with a large 20-by-30-footer.

We honor Ole Glory

Today is Flag Day in honor of the adoption of the American Flag in 1777. Flag Day is not a federal holiday but pays special attention to the history and

Dee Folse and his wife, Leann, decommission the flags that are removed and replaced twice a year from the Avenue of Flags at Miramar National Cemetery.

Celebrated each year, Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by the Second Continental Congress.

It’s believed the idea of Flag Day began 138 years ago when a schoolteacher in Fredonia, Wisconsin, had his students observe June 14 as ‘Flag Day.’