Buffalo Grove observes Flag Day
Buffalo Grove joined communities around the country Friday in celebrating Flag Day.
The day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag 242 years ago on June 14, 1777, by the Second Continental Congress.
June 14 was proclaimed Flag Day in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. Congress joined in with an act on Aug. 3, 1949, proclaiming the day National Flag Day. It is not an official holiday.
Buffalo Grove's celebration at 5:30 p.m. at Veterans Park featured the honor guard for the police and fire departments, speeches and free hot dogs.
Boy Scout Nick Castaneda, 16, and Miss Buffalo Grove Rachel Becker, 19, raise the Coast Guard flag Friday during a Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park in Buffalo Grove.
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Buffalo Grove police officer Amy Cholewa speaks Friday during the Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park in Buffalo Grove.
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Tyler Petersen, a firefighter/paramedic with the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, salutes during the Flag Day observance on Friday Veterans Park in Buffalo Grove.
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