Today is Flag Day, Damnit!!!

Interesting… Today I put out my “humongous” American Flag to commemorate Flag Day. Whilst doing so, a young man walked by and curiously asked why I was putting up my flag, noting that none of my other neighbors had put theirs up…

As I answered his question, I thought to myself, “are we as a nation so blissfully blind to our own heritage?”

It is with that in mind that I submit to you a quick refresher course in what Flag Day is about:

From Wikipedia:

In the United States, Flag Day (more formally, National 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.

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.

The largest Flag Day parade is held annually in Troy, New York.

Framingham, Massachusetts also holds a yearly Flag Day parade, as do many other towns and cities, although in recent years a shrinking turnout has prompted the town to consider eliminating the event.

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