Kennedy and Reed Present Flag at Branford VFW for National Flag Day

From the Connecticut General Assembly:

BRANFORD, CT – In honor of National Flag Day, Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr. (D-Branford) joined Representative Lonnie Reed (D-Branford) to present a flag of the United States of America to Branford VFW Post 12106. The legislators gave Branford’s veterans a flag that has flown over the State Capitol building in Hartford, and was made in the United States.

“On Flag Day people across this country honor the flag of the United States of America and the values of freedom and liberty that it symbolizes,” said Senator Kennedy. “We also must honor those who have defended the flag and sacrificed so much to maintain our way of life. It was an honor to spend this time with the veterans at Branford’s VFW and donate this flag to them.”

“A lot of people have died and shed their blood for the flag. It’s an honor to receive this flag, and we will definitely make use of it,” said Elliott Hastings, Commander of Branford VFW Post 12106.

In 1949, Congress established June 14th as Flag Day in the United States. Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777. This year marks the 239th anniversary of the adoption of the flag.