Saturday is Armed Forces Day: Send Patch Photos of Your Loved Ones in the Service

It was President Harry S. Truman who wanted to establish one holiday for citizens to honor our military members and thank them for their patriotic service in support of our country, according to the Department of Defense.

On August 31, 1949, Armed Forces Day was created to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration resulted from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.

Here at Patch we'd like to say thank you to all thsoe men and women from Woodinville who serve in the Armed Forces. Send photos with the name(s) to ann.archer@patch.com. We'll post photos all weekend.