🐾🇺🇸 🫡 It's National Flag Day 🫡🇺🇸🐾 National Flag Day honors & commemorates the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. It is a day where many #Americans show respect for the U.S. Flag & what they believe it represents. Did You Know ❓🇺🇸 Since 1777, the flag's design has been officially modified 26 times‼️ For 47 years, the 48-star flag was in effect. Then, in 1959, the 49-star version became official on July 4. President Eisenhower ordered the 50-star flag on August 21, 1959

34K views · 2.8K reactions | Why do we celebrate Flag day? In 1916, Woodrow Wilson set aside June 14th as a holiday to proudly display the flag in as many ways as possible. June 14th was chosen as it's believed to be the day that George Washington commissioned Betsy Ross to create the flag of the new nation. Though it looks slightly different today, it still represents the same great country, the United States of America! | Secure America Now | Facebook

Today is the first day of National Flag Week including our observance of #FlagDay on the 14th! Watch this brief video about #Soldiers carrying flags and its significance. Then, keep an eye out all this week for more on Flag Day and the history of #OldGlory. #Army247 | U.S. Army