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The Stars and Stripes Fly, in Photos, as Flag Day Approaches
- On June 14, 2025, the United States marks Flag Day, commemorating the 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
- Flag Day was first proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and was officially established as a permanent holiday through legislation enacted under President Harry S. Truman in 1949.
- Despite political divisions and declining trust in institutions, many Americans continue to display the flag, reflecting principles of freedom, responsibility, and shared purpose.
- A speaker plans to erect a flagpole this weekend, honoring a flag inherited three years ago from his father who valued patriotism as quiet responsibility rather than loud declarations.
- Flag Day serves as a reminder that securing liberty requires continuous effort and engagement from every generation for the future of the nation.
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Letter to the Editor: Flag continues to be a uniting symbol - Austin Daily Herald
To the Editor and the General Public This June 14 marks 248 years of having an established design and banner for the Flag of the United States. There is so much that has happened in our country since then, and yet the flag has remained with the same general appearance through it all. The same red, white, blue, and star-spangled design that we salute and recognize today was a familiar sight for even the earliest citizens of our new country beginn…
Ottumwa Courier
The stars and stripes fly, in photos, as Flag Day approaches
More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country's promise — sometimes dotted along historic graves of military veterans, draped upside…
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Dayhoff: Westminster Elks lodge plans Flag Day observance
Saturday is Flag Day, and the Westminster Elks Lodge #2277 will hold its annual Flag Day ceremony at 3:30 p.m. The Elks have always been moved in the presence of the United States flag, which is why, in 1907, Elks members adopted a resolution designating June 14 as Flag Day, according to a news release from the Elks in 2017. It was in 1911 that the Grand Lodge of the Elks mandated that all local lodges observe Flag Day with appropriate ceremonie…
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