Proclamation: Flag Day June 14 and National Flag Week June 11-17, 2023

PROCLAMATION

Flag Day June 14, 2023 and National Flag Week June 11-17, 2023

WHEREAS, In 19 I6, President Woodrow Wilson established June 14 of each year as Flag Day; and

WHEREAS, Flag Day marks the Second Continental Congress' adoption of the first U.S. national flag on June 14, 1777; and

WHEREAS, the first U.S. flag featured the same 13 red and white stripes as seen in the flag today, while the number and arrangement of stars has changed as the number of states has increased; and

WHEREAS, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in many ways­ displaying the flag proudly in front of homes, at parades and other patriotic observances; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. flag serves as a guiding symbol of our nation's journey;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Colleen Whitlow, Mayor of the Town of Mead, Weld County, Colorado, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2023, as Flag Day and the week of June 11 through June 17, 2023 as National Flag Week. I call upon all citizens of the Town of Mead to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag of the United States of America.