White House Issues Proclamation Honoring Flag Day, National Flag Week
June 12, 2021
June 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The White House issued the following proclamation on June 11, 2021, honoring Flag Day and National Flag Week:
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In the midst of a revolution, less than a year after declaring our independence, the Congress consecrated what would become an enduring emblem of American unity by adopting a national flag on June 14, 1777.
In the 244 years since, the United States has grown and changed across the generations -- and our flag has changed . . .
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In the midst of a revolution, less than a year after declaring our independence, the Congress consecrated what would become an enduring emblem of American unity by adopting a national flag on June 14, 1777.
In the 244 years since, the United States has grown and changed across the generations -- and our flag has changed . . .