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Flag Day

June 14, 2021

Flag Day recognizes the “birth” of the

American flag, the symbol of our great nation.

Our Flag Day Page is Proudly Supported by the following Sponsors:

GRAFTON V.F.W. POST #3341 COLUMBIA VFW POST 9340
783 HURON ST., GRAFTON 440-926-3341 25742 ROYALTON RD., COLUMBIA STATION 440-236-8111

GIBBS BUTCHER BLOCK GRAFTON MOWER SERVICE
9858 EAST RIVER RD., COLUMBIA STATION 440-235-2766 1007 PARSONS RD., GRAFTON 440-926-2880

COLUMBIA MARATHON BURNETT’S SEPTIC SERVICES
24497 SPRAGUE RD., COLUMBIA STATION 440-235-6642 120 COMMERCE DR., LAGRANGE 440-355-5526

DISCOVER AVIATION CENTER VILLAGE JEWELRY & REPAIR
LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT 440-236-6594 954 MAIN ST., GRAFTON 440-926-0500

B-K GLASS WINDOW & DOOR WRIGHT’S CATERING
42023 ST. RT. 303, LAGRANGE 440-355-6705 33609 COOLEY RD., COLUMBIA STATION 440-748-2183

KING REALTY LAUBENTHAL-MERCADO FUNERAL HOME
206 MAIN ST., WELLINGTON 440-647-3580 38475 CHESTNUT RIDGE, ELYRIA 440-322-4626

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The Pledge of Allegiance

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for
which it stands, one Nation under God, Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

The Pledge of Allegiance received official recognition by Congress in an Act approved on June
22, 1942. However, the pledge was first published in 1892 in the Youth’s Companion magazine in
Boston, Massachusetts to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, and was first
used in public schools to celebrate Columbus Day on October 12, 1892.
In its original version, the pledge read “my flag” instead of “the flag of the United States.” The
change in the wording was adopted by the National Flag Conference in 1923. The rationale for the
change was that it prevented ambiguity among foreign-born children and adults who might have
the flag of their native land in mind when reciting the pledge.
The phrase “under God” was added to the pledge by a Congressional act approved on June 14,
1954. At that time, President Eisenhower said:
“in this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and
future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our
country’s most powerful resource in peace and war.”