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Today, June 14^th is Flag Day, first celebrated in 1877, and first proclaimed as Flay Day in 1916. Today at the state capitol in Tallahassee, the Knights of Columbus began a pilot program to increase the patriotic observance of Flag Day nationally. James Geuin (goin) says patriotism declined following the Vietnam War, but has seen a resurgence since 9-11.

“Partly because of those same Vietnam veterans we see the troops being honored when they come back from deployment oversees but we need to spread that through our society and through the country to bring patriotism back to the forefront” says Geuin.

Florida, New Jersey, and California were the three states selected by the Knights of Columbus as pilot programs for increasing participation of Flag Day. The organization hopes to expand the celebration to all 50 states over the next few years.