34K views · 2.8K reactions | Why do we celebrate Flag day? In 1916, Woodrow Wilson set aside June 14th as a holiday to proudly display the flag in as many ways as possible. June 14th was chosen as it's believed to be the day that George Washington commissioned Betsy Ross to create the flag of the new nation. Though it looks slightly different today, it still represents the same great country, the United States of America! | Secure America Now | Facebook

Youth members of the Rocky Mountain Young Marines recently performed a flag retirement ceremony at Stillwater Ranch in Colorado. During the dignified ceremony, flags were burned in accordance with the flag code. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. United States Flag Code - Title 4, Section 8K #YoungMarines #FlagDay | Young Marines