Flag Day is this weekend and coincides with the military parade scheduled for June 14. Since 1777, the American flag has symbolized freedom and unity for Americans and millions of others worldwide.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Bundles of American flags wait to be placed near headstones of fallen service members ...

Even as anti-Trump protesters across the nation participate in “No Kings Day” demonstrations Saturday, including several such gatherings in Orange County to counter the military parade the president ...

On June 14, we will not only be saluting the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., we will also be celebrating America's symbol of freedom: the ...

Members of the military march during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US,. Shutterstock The Issue: The Flag Day parade in celebration of the US Army’s 250th anniversary in DC ...

While Saturday marks the date of a military parade in Washington, D.C. Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump's 79th birthday, it also marks the observance of a lesser-known holiday.

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated the flag position on Flag Day. They are at full staff. Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full-staff ...

More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country’s promise — sometimes dotted along historic ...

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th and commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in 1777. This year, Flag Day coincides with a military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S.