Today is Flag Day 🇺🇸
Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the nation’s banner: “Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
The U.S. Army's birthday is also June 14, which marks the establishment of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress on that date in 1775. The Army celebrates its 250th anniversary today.
The Dor-Wood Optimists deliver flags five times a year to fly on patriotic holidays. The volunteers just placed the Flag Day banner in my front yard. This fundraiser supports youth programs in Kettering. Quite a few people in the neighborhood support this philanthropy.
Nothing like a milk container to remind you what day it is!
So many people have these big 12' (3.66 m) skeletons. They used to be out just at Halloween but now it seems like once they're up, they're a year 'round yard fixture and change costumes according to each holiday. Personally, I like to see them during the Halloween season and that's it. I wonder how much storage space they take up or if they're easy to put together?
I am not sure I would like a 12ft skeleton on my front lawn!!
ReplyDeleteMy front lawn will never have one.
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ReplyDeleteYou have a great weekend, too.
DeleteSame thing here with those tall skeletons. I don't understand the appeal. I'll be looking for flags all day today! Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteA good friend has a birthday on Flag Day and for a while she thought that it was so nice that people flew flags for her birthday.
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