Michael J.

Michael J.

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It's Flag Day. What does our flag mean to you?

By Michael J

IT'S FLAG DAY.

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”

Over 100 years later, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.

If you're not sure exactly why our flag is important and/or what it means, take a look below.

I'd love to see what you're doing with our flag today! Post it here!

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    ROCK ISLAND, IL - FEBRUARY 19: Soldiers from the Illinois National Guard remove the burial flag from the casket of Sgt. Jessica Housby February 19, 2005 in Rock Island, Illinois. Sgt. Housby, of the Army National Guard's 1644th Transportation Company, was killed February 9, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy in Route Golden, Iraq. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

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