Submitted by Larry Hume

VFW Loyalty Day Observance May 1

April 30, 2024 - Loyalty Day originally began as "Americanization Day" in 1921 as a counter to the Communists’ May 1st celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1st, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at New York’s Union Square to promote patriotism. May 1st then evolved into Loyalty Day and the first official observance of the day was in 1959 after the signing of Public Law 85-529 on July 18, 1958.
This article is copied from Shelby County Today without permission.

Flags at Half Staff Alert

October 3, 2023 - Flags are now flying at half staff per Presidential Proclamation for Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Her funeral will be Thursday, October 5, 2023 and flags should be raised at sunset that day.


September 30, 2023 - Presidential Proclamation issued September 29, 2023 asks that all flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of Senator Dianne Feinstein until sunset on the day of interment (to be announced). 

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