On June 14, 1775, the American Army was organized and founded during the Revolution. However, the Army did not get its own flag until 1956 - the last of the 5 services! It was only after they needed a flag during joint services ceremonies. Individual Army organizations and units had flags for years but not the service as a whole. The picture of the flag you see here is the first flag made for the Army and dedicated at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. The flag is still in Philadelphia in the Military Museum as part of Independence NHP. Here is some good information about the flag. I'll post later on about the symbol on the Army flag and how there is a "violation" of the US Flag Code on their flag - its an interesting explanation!! Here is the actual resolution from June 14th.
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