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PROCLAMATION ,
• . Byact of Congress of the United States dated June' 14, 1777, the first.
official flag of the:United States was adopted.
• - By"act of Congress dated August 31949; "National Flag Day'." was
designated each-year as-June 14
41. 'The Congress has requested, the President to i'ssue,annually a'
° proclamation designating the week.in which June, 14 occurs as
E . National Flag Week
• "Flag Day celebrates-.our nation's symbol of unity, a democracy in a
fepublic,•and'stands for our country's deyotion to' ,finedom' to the rule
i. of all, and to equal rights for all 3
• We pay our respect to all of the many veterans who have served the '
armed forces of their countryNOW, THEREFORE; 1, John Stromberg Mayor of Ashland, do hereby
proclaim'June.14;-2014 as
FLAG DAY din the City of Ashland
and urge all citizens of Ashland to join in with the Ashland Elks Lodge
#944 to Pledge of Allegiance.to our Flag and Nation, at noon on
Saturday, June 14,at the Ashland downtown Plaza
F Dated this 3rd day of June, 2014
,In Stro erg, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
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