About Flag Day

Flag Day is a day when all Americans celebrate the flag by showing respect for the flag and its makers and its designers. One of the main symbols of the United States of America is the flag.

The original U.S. flag was authorized by Congress on Saturday, June 14, 1777. It had 13 stripes - 7 red and 6 white - that represent the original 13 colonies. There were 13 white stars in a blue field representing a new constellation.

Since 1777, there have been different versions of the flag that have been adopted. The red and white stripes with blue constellation have remained the same. Each state in the union is represented by a 5 point star. The number of stars have changed as states joined the union. There are currently 50 states that belong to the United States of America.

I love quotes and often quote others

to better express myself ....

How often we fail to realize our good fortune

in living in a country where happiness is more

than a lack of tragedy. 

~Paul Sweeney

This nation will remain the land of

the free only so long as it is the

home of the brave. 

~Elmer Davis

When an American says that he loves his country,

he means not only that he loves the New England

hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide

and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea. 

He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light

in which freedom lives and in which a man can

draw the breath of self-respect. 

~Adlai Stevenson

Star-spangled happiness

and banner waves of pride.

~Cherishe Archer

We need an America with the wisdom

of experience.  But we must not

let America grow old in spirit. 

~Hubert H. Humphrey

Don't forget to stop every once in a while

and actually thank God for blessing

America - he gets a lot of requests, you know. 

~Carrie Latet

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Sorry for the wrong month-date on

my subscribers mail out today. That

is what I get for being in a hurry . . .

Have a great day - join me tomorrow as

I welcome in the weekend.

Be safe and always aware of everything

and everyone around you.

Till tomorrow --

HAPPY ♪ TRAILS ♫ TO ♪ YOU