LRB-3768/1
CMH:amn
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
June 14, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Stuck,
R. Brooks and
Ballweg, cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Roth. Referred to Committee
on Rules.
AJR62,1,1
1Relating to: recognizing June 14, 2017, as Flag Day.
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Whereas, Flag Day is nationally celebrated annually on June 14th,
3commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States; and
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Whereas, the flag of the United States is recognized as a symbol of our shared
5values as a nation, including liberty and justice for all; and
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Whereas, Bernard John Cigrand, a school teacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, held
7the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at the Stony Hill School; and
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Whereas, the city of Appleton in Outagamie County has held an annual
9National Flag Day parade since 1950, making it one of the largest and
10longest-running celebrations in the country; and
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Whereas, Flag Day gives citizens of the United States an opportunity to
12rededicate themselves to the ideals of our nation's founding and to consider what the
13flag of the United States means to them; now, therefore, be it
AJR62,2,2
1Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
2Legislature recognizes June 14, 2017, to be Flag Day.
