June 14th

On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States of America. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that established June 14 as Flag Day and in August of 1949, an act of Congress established National Flag Day.

Recently I read a post about a veteran whose apartment complex told him he could fly his flag until the day after Memorial Day but then it would have to be removed. Apparently their complex didn’t allow for any religious or political banners, flags, or propaganda to be displayed and the company believed the flag of this country fell into one of those categories.

I proudly fly the flag pictured in front of our little town home. My husband has risked his life in combat on numerous occasions to give me the right to do so. My uncle died in battle in Vietnam; his body never to return home. And my grandfather sat on the beach the day the bombs started falling on Pearl Harbor. I am not just a proud Marine wife; my heritage makes me a proud American.

This flag has flown during war and peace, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, September 11, and the current struggled in Afghanistan and Iraq. This flag flies to remind us of our history and of our dreams. Fly it high and proud, America!