Flag Day 2018 Commemorates 100th Anniversary of End of WWI

 

Happy Flag Day, Wilton!

You're a grand old flag
You're a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You're the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave

Flag Day 2018 is a special event as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I! Learn more about this historic event here.

According to Military.com, The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877 on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, they say, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates back to 1885 when a school teacher, BJ Cigrand, first organized a group of Wisconsin school children to observe June 14 - the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes as the Flag's Birthday. Cigrand, now known as the 'Father of Flag Day,' continued to publically advocate the observance of June 14 as the flag's 'birthday', or 'Flag Day' for years.

Visit Military.com here and check out the video that demonstrates how to properly display the American Flag. 

 

 

 

 

 

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