Nevada Guard, State Archives hold event to celebrate U.S.Army’s 250th birthday, Flag Day at Capitol on June 14

Nevada Guard, State Archives hold event to celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, Flag Day at Capitol on June 14

CARSON CITY — The Nevada National Guard is set to host its 27th annual Flag Day Ceremony and the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday celebration in partnership with Nevada State

Archives at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, at the Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Grounds, 101 N. Carson St. The event is free and open to the public and will include an Army helicopter flyover and historical flag presentation by the Nevada Air Guard. This year’s ceremony will include remarks from Brig. Gen. D. Rodger Waters, Nevada Adjutant General. Additionally, Nevada State Archives will remain open for members of the public to see its newest exhibit, “All For Our Country,” which focuses on Nevadans who served in the military during the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada Historical Society, Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum and Westwall Militaria antique store have loaned items for the exhibit.

WHAT – Nevada Guard’s 27th annual Flag Day ceremony and recognition of the U.S.

Army’s 250th birthday celebration

WHEN – 10 a.m., Saturday, June 14

WHERE – Veterans Memorial, Capitol Grounds, 101 N. Carson St., Carson City

WHY – To commemorate the U.S. Flag and recognize the Army’s 250th birthday

MEDIA – Welcome to attend. The event is open to the public.

The U.S. Army is two years older than the U.S. Flag. A resolution of the Continental Congress authorized 10 companies of riflemen on June 14, 1775, to establish the U.S. Army.

Two years later, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act and adopted the stars-and-stripes design as our nation’s flag. In 1949, President Harry Truman signed an act of Congress designating June 14 at National Flag Day.