Happy Flag Day 🇺🇸
The American flag is more than cloth and color. It represents every patriot who answered the call, every soldier who carried it into battle, every first responder laid to rest beneath its stars and stripes, and every American who sacrificed to preserve our freedom.
It stands for courage, strength, and the unbreakable belief America is worth defending.
We remember the heroes who gave everything. We cherish the freedom they secured.
We will always stand for our flag, our freedom, and the United States of America.
God Bless America.
On Friday, May 29 at 10 a.m., an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Ceremony honoring President John F. Kennedy’s birthday will take place at the Kennedy gravesite in Section 45 of Arlington National Cemetery.
More information: https://t.co/qMZ9BaEF5U.
On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying. I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves.
Today, we remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay."
~ President Barack Obama