On the recordMay 27, 1945
We celebrate Flag Day this year with a fresh sense of our strength as a nation.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe celebrate Flag Day this year with a fresh sense of our strength as a nation.
Proclamation 2654—Flag Day, 1945
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