The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks held their annual state Flag Day Celebration Saturday morning in Emporia.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a proclamation the next year that the U.S. flag symbolizes freedom and “protection from tyranny.”

One of the capital’s newest curiosities is an American flag bearing 51 stars rather than the regulation 50. The unusual take on the Stars and Stripes went up across

Flag Day and Army’s Birthday. Flag Day and the celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday is June 14. The Nevada National Guard is hosting its 27th annual Flag Day ceremony and

“Please remember what Flag Day is all about,” Ralph Galati, vice president of the Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association board said. “It’s our national symbol and the main principle that it represents, which is freedom … . To those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.”

Ark., reintroduced legislation Friday proposing a constitutional amendment allowing federal lawmakers to pass legislation preventing the burning or desecration of the American flag.