On Sunday, June 14, the Friends held a ceremony at the Ferguson Home Museum in honor of National Flag Week culminating in National Flag Day. 

On Friday and Saturday, Todd Lafferty and Joe Bryan deployed 16 American flags along Main Street and Noble Ave. 

Flag Day Ceremony at the Ferguson Home Museum

At the Ferguson, members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho American Legion Post 401 from Concho, OK participated in the lowering of the year-old American and Oklahoma Flags and replaced them with new flags. Sergeant at Arms Vincent Scott raised the flags assisted by Roy Espy a member of Am. Legion Post 401.

Importance of Flag Day

Among those who spoke, Ramona Tallbear, Post  Commander Jacqueline Turtle, USMC, Chief Larry Roman Nose, US Army, Jeanine Espy and Joe Bryan, US Navy, mentioned various aspects of the 250^th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 and the 249^th anniversary of the Continental Congress’ adoption of the American Flag on June 14, 1777. 

Several veterans from Watonga and Post 401 and from Watonga gathered on the porch of the Ferguson Home Museum.

Left to right: Chief Larry Roman Nose, Roman Nose, Matt Hamilton, Marine from Watonga with two grandsons, Post Commander Jaqueline Turtle, Vernon Bullcoming, Sergeant of Arms Vincent Scott, Joe Bryan and Roy Espy.

Everyone enjoyed refreshments.