Flag Day honors the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag by the Continental Congress 232 years ago on June 14, 1777. Each year, SPJST joins with fraternal benefit societies from around the nation to promote the day through a variety of fraternal and patriotic activities.

Today at 1 p.m., SPJST invites all to a ceremony at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home, on the grounds of the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center in Temple at 1424 Martin Luther King Jr. Lane.

The ceremony will include a presentation to the Veterans Home and the reading of the winning SPJST Flag Day Youth Essay Contest entry, followed by a short reception. Keynote speaker will be retired Brig. Gen. Ron White, director of Texas State Veterans Homes.