The flag of the United States of America flies on Flag Day, June 14, 2018, on the flagpole in front of Garrison Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. A resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, stated “that the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of (13) stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” The resolution was made following the report of a special committee that had been assigned to suggest the flag’s design. But this was just the beginning to the origins of Flag Day. The day is recogn
The flag of the United States of America flies on Flag Day, June 14, 2018, on the flagpole in front of Garrison Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. A resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, stated “that the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of (13) stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” The resolution was made following the report of a special committee that had been assigned to suggest the flag’s design. But this was just the beginning to the origins of Flag Day. The day is recognized every June 14, though. Also, located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only Army installation in Wisconsin. Fort McCoy lives its motto, “Total Force Training Center.” The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984. A record 155,975 service members trained at the post in fiscal year 2017.
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