June 14 marks the United States' holiday honoring our nation's symbol: Flag Day.
President Harry Truman, who signed the Act of Congress designating the day to honor and show respect for the U.S. flag, established the National Flag Day to celebrated be on June 14.
"The flag is the symbol of our country and just what we were fighting for," William Amendol, a 66-year-old World War II Army veteran told Vindy.com. "Flag Day is a special day to show respect and dispose of the flag properly."
Betsy Ross is credited to have sewn the first flag for the United States.
According to Yahoo! News, "historians are still debating [Ross'] role in designing the first flag, but she recounted that she was asked to sew the flag by her fellow churchgoer, George Washington."
There's a historic marker in front of Ross' house reads: "Credited with making the first stars and stripes flag, Ross was a successful upholsterer. She produced flags for the government for over 50 years. As a skilled artisan, Ross represents the many women who supported their families during the Revolution and early Republic."
Though most veterans are said to honor the day, some U.S. citizens reportedly do not realize the historic significance of Flag Day.
"Frank Griffiths of Canfield fears that a lot of people, particularly among the under-40 population, don't have an understanding of what the flag means as the symbol of the United States," Vindy.com reported.
Griffiths, a member of the Marine Corps League Tri-State Detachment 494, told Vindy.com that people do not honor the flag when they pass it.
"I'm a patriot. I fly the flag every day," Griffiths said. "I believe it should be respected and honored."
Congress officially authorized the American flag as the national symbol of the U.S. on June 14, 1777.
