Clara Carriocce, left, and Michelle Queen, both 4, recite the …

Photo by William D. Lewis | published: June 14, 2010

Clara Carriocce, left, and Michelle Queen, both 4, recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Lads ‘N Lassies. Today is National Flag Day, established by Congress in 1949 to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777.