#flag day

[usnatarchives]

The photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the U.S. flag on the moon is among the most iconic images in U.S. history. The image was captured during the #Apollo11 mission, the first human-crewed mission to land on the Moon, on July 20, 1969. 🌙

[nocternalrandomness]

Evolution of the American Flag

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

June 14th is Flag Day! 🇺🇸

It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

Pictured above: U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, pose holding an American flag shortly before leaving Patrol Base Khodi Rhom in Garmsir District of Helmand province in Afghanistan, April 20, 2010.

(Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)

[citizenscreen]

Today in 1777, Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes. #FlagDay

‘Long may be she wave.’

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[kwyw]

Of freaking course 😂

🧡🤍🩷

[todaysdocument]

Joint Resolution of June 14, 1954, Public Law 83-396, 68 STAT 249, to Amend the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

Record Group 11: General Records of the United States GovernmentSeries: Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress

THE WHITE HOUSE [STAMPED ON LEFT MARGIN]

[THE REST OF THE STAMP IS CUT OFF]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [STAMPED ON RIGHT MARGIN]

RECEIVED [STAMPED ON RIGHT MARGIN]

JUN 14 1954 [STAMPED ON RIGHT MARGIN]

NARS [STAMPED ON RIGHT MARGIN]

FEDERAL REGISTER DIVISON [STAMPED ON RIGHT MARGIN]

PUBLIC LAW [STAMPED] 396 [HANDWRITTEN]

CHAPTER [STAMPED] 297 [HANDWRITTEN]

H. J. Res. 243

Eighty-third Congress of the United States of America [centered]

AT THE SECOND SESSION [CENTERED]

Begun and held at the CIty of Washington on Wednesday, the sixth day of January, [centered]

one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four [centered]

Joint Resolution [centered]

To amend the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled, That section 7 of the joint

resolution entitled "Joint resolution to codify and emphasize existing

rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the

United States of America", approved June 22, 1942, as amended (36

U.S.C. sec. 172), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 7. The following is designated as the pledge of allegiance to

the flag: 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of

America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under

God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all'. Such pledge should

be rendered by standing with the right hand over the heart. However,

civilians will always show repsect to the flag when the pledge

is given by merely standing at attention, men removing the headdress.

Persons in uniform shall render the military salute."

Joseph W. Martin Jr. [signature]

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Styles Bridges [signature]

President of the Senate. [typeset] pro Tempore [handwritten]

APPROVED [STAMPED]

JUN 14 1954 [STAMPED]

Dwight D. Eisenhower [signature]

[jacobrewind]

Oh, don't mind me. Just, you know, paying respect to t h e f l a g on flag day. You know how it is. t h e f l a g is just so important and powerfull that it's important to just take a moment out of your day once a year... preferably once a month... and show t h e f l a g your appreciation. And if you're lucky, you may even be chosen by t h e f l a g to breifly become part of t h e f l a g and finally understand wholeness thanks to t h e f l a g.

love t h e f l a g

touch t h e f l a g

buy t h e f l a g

respect t h e f l a g

[hellooldsmelly]

Flag Day

[pol-ski]

May 2

Polish National Flag Day 🇵🇱

[gadawg-404]

Flag Day Is Loading

[erogeist]

It's flag day in the United States, and I'm showing my respect the best way I know how

[nocternalrandomness]

Flag Day - June 14th 2024

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

In honor of Flag Day, this is the American flag armband I wore during a deployment to Liberia.

[theamericanpin-up]

Greg Hildebrandt - Happy Flag Day - Something beautiful from Greg Hildebrandt to celebrate!

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