East Haven Students To Lead National Flag Day Festivities

From The Town of East Haven: Students from the East Haven school system and Town Council Chairperson Fred Parlato will lead the Town of East Haven in its 19th annual participation of the observance of National Flag Day and the “Annual Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance”. The festivities, which will take place Wednesday, June 14th beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the Town Green. The evening will begin with patriotic performances by Vocalist Karen Wagner of Wagner Iovanna Studio

Productions and her vocal students, followed by a brief ceremony for the Pledge at 6:45 p.m.

For the sixth year in a row, student representatives from the East Haven school system will participate with the pledge precisely at 7:00 pm. Chairperson Parlato will be representing the administration as this year’s Flag Day ceremony falls at the precise time as the EHHS Graduation Ceremony, which Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. will be participating.

This will be the 32nd year for the National Pause for the Pledge, as it was signed into law by President Reagan, in June of 1985, as an official part of National Flag Day activities. On Flag Day, June 14 th , at 7 p.m., all Americans are asked to “pause” and recite the pledge of allegiance. The Town of East Haven continues to be one of the only communities in the State to recognize this very unique statute. Mayor Maturo will also issue a “Proclamation” declaring June 14th as Flag Day in East Haven and urging all citizens to pause for their own Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 p.m.

“I am pleased that our Town has continued this unique tradition which we began in 1999.

The response, over the years, to this brief, yet very important ceremony, was extremely gratifying. As we continue to experience worldwide acts of terrorism, programs like this become more important than ever, as our symbol of freedom continues to stand tall… the Flag of the United States of America. With respect to the sacrifices being made each day by the brave men and women who serve our great country and the sacrifices made by each of them and their families, I once again ask all residents of East Haven to participate in honoring our flag by reciting the pledge wherever they may be at 7 p.m. that evening., stated Mayor Maturo.

“Whether you can join us on the green that evening or not, I ask all our citizens to pay respect and to give thanks for this very precious gift of freedom. Our flag and our freedom must never be taken for granted ! ”, the Mayor concluded.

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