Video by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris
Army Reserve leaders celebrate Army’s 248th birthday at nation’s birthplace
99th Readiness Division
June 14, 2023 | 2:34
The U.S. Army Reserve helped celebrate the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday and Flag Day June 14 in Philadelphia, the city where the Army, the Flag and the nation were created. The Philadelphia Stripes and Stars Festival was highlighted by an Army birthday celebration outside Independence Hall, where in 1775 the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution to establish the Continental Army. Earlier in the day, the Philadelphia Flag Day Association hosted a naturalization ceremony for 14 new U.S. citizens at the Betsy Ross House.
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