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By Frank Mariani
June 14, 2025, marks the convergence of four significant events in the national media. Three of them are symbolically connected:
- The founding of the U.S. Army in 1775
- The U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade (the first military parade in Washington, D.C. since 1991)
- It’s Flag Day!
A slow start for this holiday
Both President Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in 1927, issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day. But it wasn’t until August 3, 1949, that Congress approved the national observance, and President Harry Truman signed it into law.
