AJR57,,112023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 57 June 14, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives August and Vos. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR57,,22Relating to: recognizing June 14, 2023, as Flag Day. AJR57,,33Whereas, Flag Day is nationally celebrated annually on June 14th, commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States; and AJR57,,44Whereas, the flag of the United States is recognized as a symbol of our shared values as a nation, including liberty and justice for all; and AJR57,,55Whereas, Bernard John Cigrand, a school teacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at the Stony Hill School; and AJR57,,66Whereas, Flag Day gives citizens of the United States an opportunity to rededicate themselves to the ideals of our nation’s founding and to consider what the flag of the United States means to them; now, therefore, be it AJR57,,77Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin Legislature recognizes June 14, 2023, to be Flag Day.
