Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Dexter, Missouri - Students at the Southwest Elementary Summer School program learned about Flag Day this week. They crafted their own red, white and blue firecracker hats after reading the story of how our Nation’s Flag was adopted. They also wanted to commemorate tomorrow’s national day of celebration known as Flag Day.
June 14th is celebrated each year to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States of America, which happened in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day and it wasn't until August of 1949 that National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.
Though Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, one state does recognize the date as a state holiday and that state is Pennsylvania.
The Boy Scouts of Dexter, Missouri will line Business 60 with American Flags to remind us what Flag Day represents to millions of Americans throughout our great nation.
Please show your respect by flying an American Flag on June 14th!
Shown in the picture are Alyssa Freeman, Alexis Forkum, Harley Malone, Nicholas Jones, Randall Beck, and Koa Mithcell.
