Military and community members gather at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia June 14 to celebrate Flag Day and the Army’s 247th birthday. The day’s events began with a naturalization ceremony for 13 new citizens, followed by remarks from several senior Army leaders, the administering of the Oath of Enlistment to dozens of new Army recruits, and a traditional cutting of the Army birthday cake. The final event featured a tree-planting in Washington Square as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Green Canopy initiative celebrating her 70 years on the throne of England, as well as a
Military and community members gather at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia June 14 to celebrate Flag Day and the Army’s 247th birthday. The day’s events began with a naturalization ceremony for 13 new citizens, followed by remarks from several senior Army leaders, the administering of the Oath of Enlistment to dozens of new Army recruits, and a traditional cutting of the Army birthday cake. The final event featured a tree-planting in Washington Square as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Green Canopy initiative celebrating her 70 years on the throne of England, as well as a wreath-laying at the park’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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