Spirit Of Princeton Sets Flag Day Ceremony For June 14

PRINCETON, NJ – Spirit of Princeton, a charitable committee dedicated to bring the community together will be hosting a Flag Day ceremony on June 14 at noon.

The ceremony will take place at the Municipal Complex Plaza, rain or shine.

Retired Princeton Police Sgt. Fred Williams, who is also a United States Marine veteran, will be the guest speaker.

During his time as a member of the Princeton Police Department, Williams was a member of the honor guard, and, in that capacity, had an active role in the Spirit of Princeton Flag Day ceremony for many years.

Musical entertainment will be provided by The Garden Statesmen, a renowned local a cappella choral group.

Members of the Princeton Police Department, Fire Department, and Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, as well as students from Community Park School, will be participating in the ceremony.

What Is Flag Day:

The day marks the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.

The first national observance took place 100 years after the original resolution on June 14, 1877.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day. Then in august 1949, Flag Day was made a permanent observance by a resolution signed into law by President Truman.

For more information on Spirit of Princeton and/or to make a donation, visit: www.spiritofprinceton.org

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