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Flag Day: 14 June 2025 Columbia and Adair County have the wonderful tradition of flying the American flag on city streets and at businesses. I doubt that you can stand anywhere within the Columbia city limits and not see an American flag flying. The same goes for homes out in Adair County. We are a community who gives honor to the symbol of our country. From Russell Lunsford, Commander VFW Post 6097 Columbia Flag Day is a celebration of the American flag that occurs each year on June 14, the anniversary of the flag's official adoption. What we know fondly as the "Stars and Stripes" was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official American flag on June 14, 1777, during the Revolutionary War. Colonial troops had been fighting under many different flags with various symbols--rattlesnakes, pine trees, and eagles. The early flags had inspirational slogans; "Don't Tread on Me," "Liberty or Death," "Conquer or Die." On that 14th of June, Congress made the Flag Resolution of 1777, stating: "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white on a blue field ..." The official announcement of the new flag was not made until September 3, 1777. The original 1777 flag was designed to represent the 13 original colonies. It had 13 white stars on a blue field and 13 alternating red and white stripes. One of the first flag designs had the stars arranged in a circle, based on the idea that all colonies were equal. In 1818, after a few design changes, the United States Congress decided to retain the flag's original 13 stripes and add new stars to reflect each new state that entered the union. Each time a state was added to the union, a star was added. Today, there are 50 stars, one for each state in the union, but the 13 stripes remain. On June 22, 1942, Congress passed a joint resolution, later amended on December 22, 1942, that encompassed what has come to be known as the U.S. Flag Code. Although this is a U.S. federal law, following the Flag Code is voluntary and meant as a guideline. The flag of the United States is the emblem of our identity as a sovereign nation, which the United States of America has been for more than 250 years. There are several guidelines related to the American flag, but the most important involves how we should behave in the presence of the flag. Members of the armed services and veterans are asked to stand at attention and salute when their flag is passing or being hoisted or lowered, or during the Pledge of Allegiance. Civilians should place their right hand over their hearts. Also, to show pride in the American flag it's important to replace it once it becomes tattered, faded, or beyond repair. Columbia and Adair County have the wonderful tradition of flying the American flag on city streets and at businesses. I doubt that you can stand anywhere within the Columbia city limits and not see an American flag flying. The same goes for homes out in Adair County. We are a community who gives honor to the symbol of our country. Why do we as American veterans show such respect, honor and patriotism toward the American flag? Since June 14, 1777 many American service men and women have given their last full measure on a battlefield to protect our right to fly the American flag. Many service members have never come home--Missing In Action, still painfully lost to their families. Many brought home a silent killer in the form of hidden emotional stress or deadly chemical related conditions. When America called, we veterans served with honor so the American flag has special meaning to us. We have the honor of having an American flag draped on our caskets at our funeral, as family and friends pay their respects. The American flag covers us as we are taken to our final resting place, where an Honor Guard carefully removes, folds that American flag and places it in the hands of our loved one. A final tribute to a fallen comrade. Through life and death, the American flag is special to a veteran. We ask that you show it respect, fly it proudly if you chose and never take it for granted. It represents something we veterans cherish and acknowledge with profound respect. This story was posted on 2025-06-12 17:10:50
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