Malden Flag Day Ceremony Tuesday

MALDEN, MA - Malden will celebrate Flag Day on Tuesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. at Bell Rock Memorial Park on Main Street. Mayor Gary Christenson, local officials and residents can look forward to patriotic songs being performed by the Malden High School Choral Arts Society and the Malden High School Band, according to a release.

Malden Boy Scout Troop 603 will perform a Flag Folding Ceremony and the City will recognize the “Paddy’s Give Back to Veterans” committee for their outstanding work in support of the Fisher House who care for our most severely wounded veterans, according to a release. The annual event is being coordinated by Ward 1 City Councillor Peg Crowe.

Flag Day commemorates the June 14, 1777 adoption of the United States Flag by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day and on August 3, 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating every June 14 as National Flag Day.

The Ceremony will take place rain or shine.