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National Flag Day
WHEREAS: The Continental Congress of the United States, on June 14, 1.777, adopted the
first Official flag of the United States; and
WHEREAS: The Congress of the United States on August 3, 1949, officially designated June
14 of each year as "National Flag Day"; and
WHEREAS: The Congress of the United States on June 20, 1955, adopted a Joint Resolution
approved by the President, to recognize a pause for the Pledge of Allegiance as
part of National Flag Day ceremonies and urged all Americans to participate:
WHEREAS: The City of Milton has always been proud of our National Flag and what it
symbolizes, knowing that it stands for the best that humankind has ever sought
and achieved in the history of this world: and
NOW THEREFORE: We, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, do hereby
recognize and proclaim June 14, in the year two thousand and eight as "National Flag Day" and
call upon all citizens to share actively in this commemoration join in common declaration of faith
represented in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance."
Given under any hand and Seat of the City of Milton this 2"d day of June, 2008.
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