At our June 14 Post meeting, which happened to fall on Flag Day, Post # 8870 donated two flags to the Edmonds Senior Center. Farrell Fleming, the Director of the Senior Center, accepted an American flag and a POW/MIA flag to replace the Center’s two tattered flags. In addition to celebrating Flag Day, the gift was an expression of thanks to the Edmonds Senior Center for allowing us to use the facility as our “home” for the past several years.
Flag Day celebrates the official symbol of the United States; our Stars and Stripes. Our nation’s flag was first celebrated by Congress on June 14, 1777, and from that day forward, June 14 has become known as Flag Day. Interestingly, the American flag is older that the Union Jack of Great Britain and the tri-color flag of France.