For a lot of people June 14th can pass by unnoticed, but for some folks in Hernando County the 14th was a time to honor our nation's flag.
The flag of the United States. It's history runs deep and a date was set aside years ago to honor it. June 14th is Flag Day.
The folks at VFW Post 10209 in Spring Hill made sure they paid their respect. They held a Flag Day ceremony on Sunday. Old Glory is 238 years old. Post Commander Wayne Tuttle said it means a lot.
"Freedom," he said. "The right to give you my opinion just as well as the right for you to give me your opinion."
Way back on June 14th 1777, the Stars and Stripes became the official flag of the United States. In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 Flag Day and Congress made it official in 1949.
Post Quartermaster Robert Ross says a lot of people forget about Flag Day.
"There are a lot of people that are not aware of it I'm sure," he said. "A lot of people have other lives too. We wish they all would be here but unfortunately that's not how it works."
Ross said that's the reason they held a ceremony. He said it's a reminder, a way of letting people know that June 14th isn't just another day.
"That flag will fly for many, many years to come," he said.