Flag Day Proc CITYOF
CHANHASSEN
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1 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
' PROCLAMATION DECLARING NATIONAL FLAG DAY
JUNE 14, 1993
ANNUAL PAUSE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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WHEREAS, by Act of Congress of the United States dated June 14, 1777, the first
1 official Flag of the United States was adopted; and
WHEREAS, by Act of Congress dated August 3, 1949, June 14 of each year was
1 designated "NATIONAL FLAG DAY"; and
WHEREAS, the Congress has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation
' designating the week in which June 14 occurs as NATIONAL FLAG WEEK; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 1982, the National Flag Day Foundation was chartered to
1 conduct educational programs and to encourage all Americans to PAUSE FOR THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE on Flag Day, June 14; and
1 WHEREAS, by Act of Congress, Public Law 99 -54 was passed to have the PAUSE FOR
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE as part of the celebration of National Flag Day throughout
' the nation; and
WHEREAS, Flag Day celebrates our nation's symbol of unity, a democracy in a republic,
' and stands for our country's devotion to freedom, to the rule of all, and to equal rights for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor of the City of Chanhassen, do hereby
' proclaim June 14, 1993, as Flag Day in Chanhassen, and urge all citizens of Chanhassen to pause
at 7:30 p.m. EDT on this date for the fourteenth annual PAUSE FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE to the Flag and join all Americans in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to our
Flag and Nation.
1 Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
Dated: June 14, 1993
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