Three Key Lime Pies

 

In the US, the third Saturday in May is Armed Forces Day. (Other countries observe Armed Forces Day on different dates.) The armed forces were reorganized under the Department of Defense in 1947. Until then, each branch of the military had its own day to celebrate. In 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson suggested an Armed Forces Day to reinforce the unification of the branches. President Harry S. Truman made it official, and the first Armed Forces Day was celebrated May 20, 1950. The day is typically observed with parades, air shows, equipment and technology demonstrations, and community outreach programs. There are six branches of the military: the Army (conducting combat missions on the ground), the Air Force (with military missions in the air), the Coast Guard (enforcing laws at sea), the Marines (no idea what these guys do), the Navy (maintaining the freedom of the seas), and the Space Force (securing the country’s interests in space).