Flags proudly displayed at Central Park in Aledo with a large one flying atop a firetruck ladder at the Aledo Fire Department all honoring Flag Day which is celebrated annually in the U.S. on June 14. It was in 1949 that President Harry Truman signed an act of Congress designating June 14 as Flag Day. The following is written and submitted by James F. Burns, a retired professor at the University of Florida.
