Flag Day in the Heartland | Community Spirit

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Hail to the red, white and blue!

Thursday is Flag Day. On June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.

They decreed the first US flag have 13 stripes, alternate red and white; and, that the Union be "13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."

Show us your patriotism! Send us pictures of your flag to cnews@kfvs12.com. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief description of the picture.

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