Honoring our Flag is a long-time tradition. Friday, June 14th was no exception for Broken Bow Elks Lodge 1688. At 7:00 am officers gathered for a ceremony at the lodge.
Tallon Harrold, a recent graduate of Broken Bow High School, played taps for the closing. Officers and members participating from Outpost 3576, were Paul and Becky Loy, Leonard McKenney, Stan and Nancy Sedlacek, Abdul Sughayar, and Mick Clark.
The colors on the American Flag, Red, White, and Blue all stand for something. The red symbolizes hardiness and valor, while the white symbolizes purity and innocence, and the blue stands for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day to commemorate the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. In the decades since its founding, the American Legion has led Flag Day observations in its communities across the nation.
Although it isn’t a Federal Holiday, Americans eagerly celebrate the occasion by participating in parades, displaying flags in their yards, and wearing patriotic-styled clothing.
