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Flag Day June 14, Flag

Friday, June 14, is Flag Day. It's a day in which we not
only honor the flag of our nation, but also the freedom and the way of life it
symbolizes.

It was the Second Continental Congress, which sat in session
from May 10, 1775 to March 1, 1781, which passed the Flag Act of 1777 on June
14, 1777, during the American Revolution.

A representative from New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson, is
accepted by history as having been the designer of the first flag. He was a
poet and an artist who began serving on the Continental Navy Board in November
1776. It was in this capacity that Congressman Hopkinson began work on
"admiralty colors."

Historical accounts note that Hopkinson billed the Board of
Admiralty in 1780 for his work on the flag of the United States of America, as
well as several ornaments, devices, papers and other things related to
government, including the Great Seal of the United States.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Happy Flag Day by Kevin Dayhoff

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Today is Flag Day

By Kevin Dayhoff kevindayhoff@gmail.com Posted 6/14/10 http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4408/flag/

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Today is the day to proudly display the red, white, and blue flag of the United States. It is the 233 birthday of “Old Glory,” the global symbol of freedom, the United States Flag.

It was the Second Continental Congress, which sat in session from May 10, 1775, to March 1, 1781, which passed the “Flag Act of 1777” on June 14, 1777, during the American Revolution.

The Flag Act had only thirty-two words: “Resolved that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red, and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

History.com - June 14, 1777: Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes

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1777 : Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes

During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." The national flag, which became known as the "Stars and Stripes," was based on the "Grand Union" flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend.

With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union. In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states.

On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance.

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Friday, June 13, 2008

20080614 Flag Day

Flag Day

The long version of Sunday Carroll Eagle column for Sunday, June 8, 2008

by © Kevin Dayhoff (1,089 words)

Tomorrow is the 231^st birthday of the United States Flag. For the past 92 years we have observed June 14^th as Flag Day.

Hopefully, you and your family will display the Old Glory for Flag Day.

Please take a moment to reflect upon the flag that has steadfastly stood for America’s strength, unity, and liberty for 231 years.

The flag has remained a constant reminder of the sacrifices that have been made to maintain the freedoms, liberties, and way of life in this great experiment; we call the United States of America.

When we display the flag, our community also expresses our gratitude to the men and women who have gone before and fought to ensure that the many blessings and freedoms we enjoy will continue for many generations to come.

Flag Day was established by President Woodrow Wilson on May 30, 1916. On August 3, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress that designated June 14 as National Flag Day.

Also this Saturday we celebrate the birthday of the United States Army. It was two years before the Flag Act of 1777; on June 14, 1775 that Congress established the United States Army. Ten companies of "expert riflemen" were originally authorized - approximately 800 soldiers.

On June 15, 1775, George Washington was chosen to head the Continental Army. The delegate to the Second Continental Congress who nominated George Washington was Thomas Johnson, from Frederick.

While we are on the subject of birthdays, this year is also the occasion of another milestone in United States military history; the 100^th birthday of the U.S. Army Reserve.

The origins of the Army Reserve began in April 1908 with a group of doctors being designated as the Medical Reserve Corps, which could be called to active duty in an emergency. Today there are more than 200,000 “citizen-soldiers” in what we now know as the U.S. Army Reserve.

The origins of Flag Day go back to the Second Continental Congress, which met from May 10, 1775 to March 1, 1781. It passed the “Flag Act of 1777” on June 14, 1777.

Originally, the purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to hopefully continue negotiations with Great Britain over the “Intolerable Acts.” The First Continental Congress drafted the “Articles of Association,” in 1774, in a furtive attempt to mitigate England’s policies towards the colonies. Severing the relationship with England was not part of the plan at the time.

Nevertheless, by the time the Second Continental Congress had convened in Philadelphia, on May 10, 1775, the American Revolution had begun. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay had taken place just a few weeks before on April 19, 1775.

Quickly, things weren’t not looking good for the home team. Instead of conducting economic negotiations with the most powerful nation on the planet at the time, the Second Continental Congress found itself at war; equipped with a non-existent army, no money, and the support of about one-third of the population, on a good day.

One of the immediate challenges for General Washington was to negotiate with a congressional committee in September 1775 for more soldiers, equipment, and supplies.

Factionalism plagued congress and regionalism challenged the military and the agreement reached with congress was ultimately not satisfactory.

According to Volume I of the U. S. Army’s “American Military History,” edited by Richard W. Stewart: “A Continental Army had been formed, but it fell far short of the goals Washington and Congress had set for it. This army was enlisted for but a year, and the whole troublesome process would have to be repeated at the end of 1776. The short term of enlistment was, of course, a cardinal error; but in 1775 everyone, including Washington, had anticipated only a short campaign.”

A representative from New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson is accepted by history to have been the designer of the first flag. He was a poet and an artist who began serving on the “Continental Navy Board” in November 1776. It was in this capacity that Congressman Hopkinson began work on “admiralty colors.”

Tradition has it that a Philadelphia flagmaker by the name of Betsy Ross was also involved in the design and manufacture of one of the first flags. The May 29, 1777 minutes of the “Board of War” meeting reads: “... an Order on William Webb to Elizabeth Ross, for fourteen pounds, twelve shillings, two pence for making ships colours & put into William Richards' stores.”

Hopefully she got paid.

Congressman Hopkinson billed the “Board of Admiralty” in 1780 for his work on “‘the flag of the United States of America’ as well as several ornaments, devices, and checks appearing on bills of exchange, ship papers, the seals of the boards of Admiralty and Treasury, and the Great Seal of the United States. Hopkinson had received nothing for this work, and now he submitted a bill and asked "whether a Quarter Cask of the public wine" would not be a reasonable and proper reward for his labors.”

A congressional committee was appointed to investigate Congressman Hopkinson’s request for payment. It summoned witnesses and took testimony. However, “the men of the Board of Treasury ignored the summons. In its report to Congress, the committee recommended that the present board be dismissed.”

The more you read about the behavior of Congress in the early days of the Republic, the more one wonders if we were at war with Congress– or Britain.

On August 23^rd, 1781, congress passed a resolution that the Congressman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, be paid. Ultimately he was never paid, not because it was disputed that he did the work, but because his political adversaries prevailed in denying him payment.

Bear in mind, while all this is taking place - there is war going on; a war that never really went well.

Objective history that is ambivalent as to whether the American colonies won the war or Great Britain got tired of the hassle and expenses and walked away. At the time, members of congress and a congressional committee were haggling over whether Congressman Hopkinson should be paid or not, the final military maneuvers of the war were being conducted in Virginia.

It was around August 23, 1781 that French Admiral de Grasse arrived from the Caribbean, blockaded the Chesapeake Bay, and pinned British General Cornwallis down at Yorktown. General Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781.

Only by the Grace of God did our nation survive, in spite of ourselves – in spite of Congress.

When he is not preoccupied with reading Revolutionary War trivia, Kevin Dayhoff can be reached at kdayhoff AT carr.org.

20080614 Flag Day

20080606 Presidential Proclamation: Flag Day and National Flag Week

For Immediate Release

Office of the Press Secretary
June 6, 2008

Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2008

Flag Day June 14, 2008 the week beginning June 8, 2008, as National Flag Week.

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

White House News

The American flag has been our national symbol for 231 years, and it remains a beacon of freedom wherever it is flown. Since the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as our flag in 1777, it has stood for freedom, justice, and the resolve of our Nation.

When Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying over Fort McHenry in 1814, he believed that liberty would triumph. The flag that inspired Key to write our National Anthem still energizes and emboldens the American spirit today. As our Nation faces the challenges of a new era, Old Glory reminds us that liberty can prevail over oppression.

Since the first days of our Republic, Americans have flown the flag to show their pride and appreciation for the freedoms they enjoy in this great Nation. Every day, Americans pledge their allegiance to the flag of the United States, and our troops carry it before them as they defend the liberties for which it stands.

On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we remember those in uniform whose courage and sacrifice inspire us here at home. We also remember the rich history of one of our oldest national symbols and reflect on our duty to carry our heritage of freedom into the future.

To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as "Flag Day" and requested that the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as "National Flag Week" and calling upon all citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2008, as Flag Day and the week beginning June 8, 2008, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during that week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other appropriate places. I also call upon the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.

GEORGE W. BUSH

20080606 Presidential Proclamation: Flag Day and National Flag Week

Thursday, June 14, 2007

20070614 The Democrats’ Flag Day Offensive

The Democrats’ Flag Day Offensive

June 14^th, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff

Senator Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership celebrate Flag Day - by attacking the military:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Calls Joint Chiefs Chairman Peter Pace 'Incompetent'

The Fragging of Gen. Peter Pace

Call it the “Flag Day offensive.”

Whispers in the hallway are that the Democrats will be launching an all out assault on the military this summer – opening-up a dreaded third theatre of conflict. In addition to Afghanistan and Iraq, the rear-guard action in Washington will be particularly challenging.

I call it the “Flag Day Offensive.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed Thursday that he told liberal bloggers last week that he thinks outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace is "incompetent."

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"I believe that General Pace would not be if he had come forward to be reappointed the chairman of the Joints Chiefs. It wouldn't have happened and I'm not going to get into what I said or didn't say. There is a long list of people including Senators (Carl) Levin and (Jack) Reed and others who have talked about General Pace long before I did. I think we should just drop it. The fact is, he's not going to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, for which I'm happy," Reid said.

Asked if Reid considered Petraeus competent, Reid responded, "Not as far as I'm concerned."

Reid ripped Petraeus for an interview published in Thursday's USA Today describing progress in Iraq.

My latest Tentacle column touches upon General Peter Pace “retiring.”

Wednesday, June 13, 2007, The Fragging of Gen. Peter Pace by Kevin E. Dayhoff:

“Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced last Friday that he will recommend Adm. Mike Mullen, the current chief of naval operations to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - and not Gen. Peter Pace…

[…]

By all accounts, Secretary Gates had all intentions for General Pace to serve another two-year term…

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General Pace was nominated to be the vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs in 2001 while he was serving as the commander of the U.S. Southern Command. He will - unfortunately - be the shortest-serving chairman since Gen. Maxwell Taylor stepped down in 1964 to become the U. S. ambassador to South Vietnam.

General Pace is a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. After his completion of The Basic School at Quantico in 1968, he was deployed to the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, and 1st Marine Division in the Republic of Vietnam.

There he served as a rifle platoon leader, where he led Marines in what is arguably, some of the most dangerous urban combat in our military history at the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive.

Please read the entire column: The Fragging of Gen. Peter Pace

Also see: 20070608 Gen. Pace: Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water

Meanwhile:

Prior to Reid's remarks, White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters that he hoped what he had read about Reid is "not true, because in a time of war, for a leader of a party that says its supports the military, it seems outrageous to be issuing slanders toward the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and also the man that is responsible for the bulk of military operations in Iraq.

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For additional information:

The Fragging of Gen. Peter Pace

20070608 Gen. Pace: Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water

Video: Gates Announces Choice for New Chairman

Biography of Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen

Biography of Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright

Gates Recommends Mullen to Replace Pace

Gen. Pace Terminated as Contentious Reconfirmation Hearing Loomed

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20070608 Task Force Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot

Task Force Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot

June 14^th, 2007

For Flag Day what better way to salute the flag that to salute folks who are defending the flag and our way of life. One such person is Command Sergeant Major Tom Beyard, who is the City of Westminster’s Director of Planning and Public Works in his civilian role.

Click here for more information about Tom.

Currently he is deployed with the Task Force Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot and he recently e-mailed some additional information about TF AVCRAD.

For Flag Day why not send him a care package…

Cards, coffee, cookies, and stuff from home can be sent to:

CSM Thomas Beyard
Command Sergeant Major
TF AVCRAD 06-08
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
APO AE 09366

Below, please find more information about TF AVCRAD from Tom Beyard.

Task Force Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot

(TF AVCRAD 06-08)

TF AVCRAD 06 – 08 was officially formed on July 11, 2006. TF AVCRAD consists of over 225 soldiers from sixteen different states.

Soldiers come from HQ, ADMRU from Edgewood, Maryland; F Company, 135^th Aviation from Frankfort, Kentucky; 1106^th AVCRAD from Fresno; California; 1109^th AVCRAD from Groton, Connecticut; 1107^th AVCRAD from Springfield, Missouri; and soldiers from Alabama, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, New York, Hawaii, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia.

TF AVCRAD 06 – 08 was formed to become the “fifth” AVCRAD. To date, the four organic AVCRADs already deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF). TF AVCRAD tests a new concept for Army aviation logistics – to bring together a command and control cell and match it with an enhanced AVIM plus – to perform the mission of an AVCRAD. This is a huge task and TF AVCRAD soldiers have met the challenge and are setting the standard for follow-on units.

The command and control cell comes from HQ, ADMRU, a unit of Maryland Army National Guard. HQ, ADMRU, as well as all of TF AVCRAD, is commanded by COL Timothy Gowen of Leonardtown, Maryland and CSM Thomas Beyard of Westminster, Maryland serves as Command Sergeant Major.

The enhanced AVIM plus comes from F Company, 135^th Aviation, with supporting maintenance and supply soldiers from the 1106^th, 1107^th and the 1109^th AVCRADs. This unique organization required intensive post-mobilization training for TF AVCRAD soldiers to reach the required level of individual and collective skill.

TF AVCRAD 06-08 executes the Theater Aviation Maintenance Program (TAMP) mission in support of OIF/OEF. TF AVCRAD soldiers provide: 1) National Maintenance Program (NMP) repair management capability; 2) back-up Supply Support Activity (SSA) operations; 3) “limited” Depot level maintenance support; and 4) on order, provide Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Support (AVIM) support to aviation units located in Kuwait and perform Air Port/Sea Port of Debarkation (APOD/APOD) operations.

TF AVCRAD soldiers are executing their mission at various locations including Camp Arifjan, the Kuwait APOD and SPOD, Udari Army Airfield at Camp Buehring, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Kuwait Naval Base in Kuwait, in addition to the work of the fix forward teams at Balad, Iraq and Bagram, Afghanistan and other locations in those countries.

Six TF AVCRAD soldiers completed a mission in Sinai, Egypt in support of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) and only recently TF AVCRAD assumed responsibility for the operations of the Theater Aviation Single Manager (TASM), a unique organization responsible for responding to non-standard problems and providing solutions in the aviation field, in addition to other important duties.

The 60+ soldiers from HQ, ADMRU are proud of the role they play in supporting the warfight. While aviation logistics doesn’t always get the attention of other important missions, professionals know and understand that aviation logistics helps insure the Army helicopters are always flying and ready for the next mission. “Semper volans”, Latin for “always flying”, is also the motto of TF AVCRAD. The unit is set to complete its mission and redeploy to Maryland in the October, 2007 timeframe.

POC: CSM Thomas Beyard