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After being labeled an “enemy alien” during World War II, Hiroshi Miyamura later served his country with distinction — ...
General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...
The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...
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Shortly after the raising of the Filipino flag at Town Hall on June 13, a Greenwich resident removed it and replaced it with ...
The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...
The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes ... The day also marks the birthday of the U.S.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...
Does U.S. Army birthday land on Flag Day 2025? Is Army's 250th birthday today? The United States Army is celebrating 's 250th birthday is Saturday, June 14, 2025 − which is the same day as Flag Day.
Members of the community celebrated Flag Day and the 250th birthday of the United States Army in Westfield Saturday afternoon.
Military leaders, veterans, and civic voices gather at Mount Vernon to mark Army’s 250th and launch a campaign urging Americans to serve their country.
While it is not a federal holiday, each year on the 14th of June our country celebrates Flag Day to honor the Second Continental Congress’ adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.