At Gates Flag & Banner, one area that we are very passionate about is recognizing the accomplishments of our military. Many brave men and women have sacrificed so much to give us the freedoms that we enjoy today. Listed below are some of the significant dates in our military history.

Important Dates in Military History

January

• 1/16 Desert Storm (Persian Gulf) Began (1991)
• 1/27 Vietnam War Cease Fire (1973)
• 1/31 Panama Campaign Ended (1990)

February

• 2/1 National Freedom Day
• 2/2 Army Nurse Corp Established (1901)/Groundhog Day
• 2/3 USO Incorporated
• 2/13 Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Established (1943)
• 2/23 Iwo Jima Flag Raising (1945)
• 2/27 Persian Gulf Cease-Fire Day

March

• 3/3 Star Spangled Banner Day
• 3/19 Iraqi Freedom Began (Iraq War)(2003)
• 3/24 Kosovo Campaign Began (1999)
• 3/25 National Medal of Honor Day
• 3/29 Vietnam Veteran’s Day/Palm Sunday
• 3/31 Somalia Campaign Ended (1995)

April

• 4/6 Army Day/US Entered WWI (1917)
• 4/9 National Former POW Recognition Day
• 4/11 Desert Storm Cease-fire (Persian Gulf War)(1991)
• 4/12 Civil War Began (1861)
• 4/25 Spanish-American War Began (1898)

May

• 5/2 Women’s Overseas Service League Established (1921)
• 5/7 Unconditional Surrender of all German Forces Signed (1945)/National Day of Prayer
• 5/8 V-E Day (1945)/Military Spouses Day
• 5/13 Navy Nurse Corps Established (1908)
• 5/15 Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Established (1942)/Peace Officers Memorial Day
• 5/16 Armed Forces Day
• 5/21 American Red Cross Founded (1881)
• 5/22 National Maritime Day
• 5/25 Memorial Day

June

• 6/6 D-Day Invasion (1944)
• 6/12 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act (1948)
• 6/14 Flag Day US Army Established (1775)
• 6/22 Pledge of Allegiance Recognized by Congress (1942)/GI Billed Signed Into Law (1944)
• 6/25 Korean War Began (1950)
• 6/30 Post 9/11 GI Bill Signed Into Law (2008)

July

• 7/1 Women’s Army Corp & Cadet Nurses Corp Established (1943)/Air Force Nurses Corps Established (1949)
• 7/2 US Army Air Corps Established (1926)
• 7/4 Independence  Day
• 7/27 Korean War Armistice Signed (1953)
• 7/28 WWI Began (1914)
• 7/30 Navy Women’s Reserves (WAVES) Established (1942)

August

• 8/4 US Coast Guard Established (1790)
• 8/5 Women Air force Service Pilots Established (1943)
• 8/7 Purple Heard Medal Established (1782)/Vietnam War Began (1964)
• 8/10 Spirit of ’45 Day
• 8/14 End of War with Japan announced (1945)/National Navajo Code Talkers Day
• 8/16 National Airborne Day
• 8/19 National Aviation Day
• 8/26 Women’s Equality Day, Women Win the Vote (1920)
• 8/31 Iraqi Freedom Ended (2010)

September

• 9/1 New Dawn Began (2010)
• 9/2 Japan Formally Surrendered (1945)
• 9/3 American Revolution Ended (1783)
• 9/10 Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron Founded (1942)/US Naval Sea Cadet Corps Incorporated (1962)
• 9/11 Patriot’s Day/National Day of Service and Remembrance
• 9/13 Grandparent’s Day/Rosh Hashanah
• 9/14 Ladies Auxiliary VFW Organized (1914)
• 9/15 POW/MIA Recognition Day
• 9/17 Citizenship Day
• 9/17 U.S.Constitution Approved (1787)
• 9/18 US Air Force Established (1947)
• 9/24 Gold Star Mother’s Day
• 9/29 VFW Day/VFW Established (1899)

October

• 10/6 Enduring Freedom Began (Afghanistan War) (2001)
• 10/7 Afghanistan War Began (2001)
• 10/13 US Navy Established (1775)
• 10/20 Women’s  Army Corps Disestablished (1978)
• 10/23 Grenada Campaign Began (1983)
• 10/24 United Nations Day
• 10/27 Navy Day

November

• 11/10 US Marine Corps Established
• 11/11 Veteran’s Day/WWI Armistice Signed (1918)
• 11/23 USCG Women Reserve (SPAR’s) Established (1942)
• 11/21 Grenada Campaign Ended (1983)

December

• 12/1 Civil Air Patrol Established (1941)
• 12/5 Somalia Campaign Began (1992)
• 12/7 Peal Harbor Attacked (1941)
• 12/8 War Declared on Japan (1941)
• 12/11 Germany and Italy Declared War on US (1941)
• 12/15 Official End of War in Iraq (2011)/Bill of Rights Day
• 12/16 Battle of the Bulge
• 12/20 Panama Campaign began (1989)
• 12/31 Official End of WWII (1946)/Kosovo Campaign Ended (2013)

 Did we miss one? If so, please comment below and we will be happy to add your important US Military date to our calendar.