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PROCLAMATION x
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• By act 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 3, 1949, "National Flag Day" was
designated each year as June 14.
• The Congress has requested the President to issue annually a
proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as National
Flag Week.; _
Flag hay celebrates our nation's symbol of unity, a democracy in a
republic, and stands for our country's devotion to freedom, to the rule of }
all, and to equal rights for all.
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s We pay our respect to all of the many veterans who have served the
armed forces of their country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Stromberg, Mayor of Ashland, do hereby
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FLAG DAY in the City of Ashland
and urge all citizens of Ashland to join in with the Ashland Elks Lodge k
9944 to Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag and Nation, at noon on Tuesday "
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June 14 at the Ashland downtown Plaza.
Dated this 7t" day of June, 2016.
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arbara Christensen, City Recorder g
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