Saturday, June 16, 2012

Flag Day

  • FLAG FOLDING CEREMONY - Military members conducted a flag folding ceremony to conclude a Flag Day presentation at the Norwood Village Green.
  • (WatertownDailyTimes.com)
  • BERWICK, Maine — Residents and members of the American Legion gathered together for a short ceremony and flag retiring Thursday night in honor of Flag Day. Flag Day is held annually June 14 in celebration of American pride and remembrance.
  • (Fosters Daily Democrat)
  • For many, Thursday seemed like just an ordinary day. However, for veterans and those in tune with this countrys past it was much more symbolic than just another weekday. June 14 marked the 235 anniversary of the adoption of the United States flag.
  • (Voice News)
  • MICHIGAN CITY — A project in the Village Green neighborhood Wednesday demonstrated a little patriotic pride in preparation for the observance of Flag Day today.
  • (News Dispatch)
  • More than 200 people gathered at Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City on Thursday morning for a special ceremony to recognize Flag Day and celebrate the non-profit hospitals award as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters.
  • (YourWestValley.com)
  • On Thursday, a Flag Day celebration was held at Three Valley Museum in Durant. During the celebration, the Woodmen of the World dedicated the American flag and Oklahoma flag in memory of the late L. D. Harp, a former member of the Woodmen of the World.
  • (Durant Daily Democrat)
  • The city held its annual Flag Day parade Saturday in front of large crowds of flag-waving residents. The 1.2-mile procession to Pageant Field included nearly 2,000 young people – from groups across Quincy – marching with American flags.
  • (Patriot Ledger)
  • However, its placement next to a veterans memorial just days before Flag Day has other veterans like Frank Currin hopping mad. "Why isnt it down here where the playgrounds are.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • FOSTORIA -- Flag Day was extra special in Fostoria, where the community dedicated an 80-foot flag pole and 20-by-30-foot American flag.
  • (Toledo Blade)
  • In honor of Flag Day, the flag was donated to the memory care assisted living community by Dudley Norton Jr. Veterans groups from local communities took part in the flag raising. Bridges by EPOCH is a community for those afflicted with Alzheimers and memory loss.
  • (Abington Mariner)

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