Happy Father's Day

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .

The idea for creating a day for children to honor their father began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.

Just want to take a moment of your time and wish the most wonderful & courageous man in my life (in case any of you who don't know, that's Tam) a Happy Father's Day. Even though you are, what seems like millions, miles apart, our hearts are field w/nothing but warmth and love for you. Thank you for all you do for your family. Take care, may God bless & we'll see you soon.

Four generations of Duong men. All of which are proud fathers, okay you got me, except the little wee one.