Flag Day in the United States of America, observed every year on June 14, is an opportunity to honor the American flag. It’s a chance to reflect on our flag’s history and to celebrate this symbol of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.
The first American flag was made in 1776 by Betsy Ross, who was George Washington’s seamstress. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress resolved the adoption of the flag of the United States. The idea of having a day every year to commemorate this event is believed to have been started in 1885 by Bernard J. Cigrand, a Wisconsin school teacher. During the following three decades, others continued recognizing our flag on June 14. Flag Day was officially established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 as a day to celebrate the anniversary of the 1777 resolution.
This is to honor those that fought for our country, that carried our Flag into battle. For everything our Flag means and stands for. For our troops that look at our Flag especially when in country and know those that served before them, fought too for our freedom and security.
I want to seperate anything else from this today, because the truth is our Flag is for me about these American heroes I mentioned and has nothing to do with those seeking to destroy us in our government, in the White House, they are the ones I show you at the bottom of this post. They are the enemy within.
Thank you Veterans and our Troops today, thank you for all the years of keeping us safe and free. ~ Wild Thing
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BASRA, IRAQ – APRIL 30: Commander 20th Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Tom Beckett (R) and Colonel Henry A Kievenaar, US Commander 2-4 BCT, salutes as the 20th Armoured Brigade flag is lowered during the Brigade Transfer of Authority ceremony at the Contingency Operating Base,located at Basra International Airport on April 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq. After six years, British forces have ended all combat operations in southern Iraq and have handed over power to the American military. The withdraw of British combat troops from Iraq has already begun and by 31 July 2009 the vast bulk of British Armed Forces will have all left the country.
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A member of a carry team stands by at Dover Air Force Base, Del. , as two American Flag draped transfer cases containing the remains of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ray A. Spencer of Los Angeles, and U.S. Army Private First Class Richard A. Dewater of Topeka, Kan. , are lowered to the tarmac.
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The members of the military hold a giant American flag before the opening day game
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Patrick Will of Eaton, N.Y. , holds an American flag during a tax day tea party rally in Albany, N.Y.
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A sailor salutes after he hoisted the U.S. flag aboard the USS Bainbridge in Mombasa harbou
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A Russian soldier adjusts the American flag before the arrival ceremony of Russian-American space crew at Chkalovskiy airport outside Moscow on April 8, 2009. The capsule carrying a Russian-American crew, returned safely to Earth along with Simonyi, a US billionaire whose second paid voyage to the international space station ended with a landing on the Kazakh steppe.
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An American flag is draped over the New York Stock Exchange on March 27, 2009 in New York City.
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people look at the original Star Spangled Banner, the flag the inspired the American National Anthem, inside of a protective chamber, at the opening of the National Museum of American History, after the completion of the museum’s renovations in Washington.
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United States’ gold medal winner Lindsey Van celebrates with the American flag after the Women’s Normal Hill Individual final at the Ski Jumping competitions of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
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Fiona Micheline, 5, waves an American flag as military personnel pass by her during the Veterans Day parade in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.
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BEIJING – Olympics President of the United States, George W. Bush holds up the American Flag , Laua next to him.
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The US Flags that were handed out for FREE to the democrats at their DNC Presidential Convention last year (August). When the night was over they simply threw them down on the floor, they were done with their
PROPS, and props is the only word for them in how they treated our American Flag.
The picture of obama ignoring proper procedure during the National Anthem speaks volumes about his lack of patriotism. I know he is a Marxist. I don’t know what else he is loyal to other than himself. Maybe islam. He is certainly not a loyal American.
God bless US and in our home, every day is Flag Day!
Mine flies every day!
The pic of Bush at the Olympics just underscored for me what we’ve lost in just 6 months. I hated much of what he did with spending, but at no time did I ever question his love of country. Damn George, you cudda been a contender.
Absolutely great post Chrissy. Thank you.
We have a potus who bows to Arab kings, openly associates with known terrorists (Ayres and Dohrn), spent his tutalage under Saul Alinsky, he sucks up and apologizes to every muslim and refuses to show proper respect toward the flag or the nation, he openly denigrates the nation before our enemies in country and abroad. I can’t bring myself to fly my flag for him or those who voted for him. Sorry, my flag stays stays indoors.
Tom, DITTO all you said!!!
Dath, good to see you. I hope all is
going good with your hard work you
are doing in your State to make things
right. I am pulling for all of you.
Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RET, thanks
we do the same thing.
TRKOF, I agree so much, thank you.
Jack, thank you.
Jack I understand so much. There are so
few ways we can show how we feel and
that is one of them that is where others
can see it too which is important.