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PROCLAMATION
. 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 Day 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.
. . The year 2005 commemorates the 60th and 30th year anniversaries of the
ending of World War II and the Vietnam War.
. 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
proclaim June 14,2009 as
FLAG DAY in the City of Ashland
and urge all citizens of Ashland to join in with the Ashland Elks Lodge
Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag and Nation, at noon on Sunday June 14 at
the Ashland downtown Plaza.
Dated this 2nd day of June, 2009.
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J~berg, Mayor
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
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