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PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE
In November 1991 the U.S. Congress and President Bush proclaimed November 16 as Dutch-American Heritage Day. November 16th was selected because on that day in 1776 Dutch forces on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius returned the salute of the American brig-of-war "Andrew Doria," thereby making the Netherlands the first country to officially salute the flag of the newly-independent United States.
INITIATIVE
Project The First Salute is a research initiative of Progressive Educational Experiences in Cooperative Cultures (PEECC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, officially launched in 2006.
PEECC is headed by its Executive Director, Sara Stone and is based in Sterling, VA with an office in Washington, DC.
PURPOSE
The main purpose of project "The First Salute" is to research the historical relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the USA during The American Revolution. The main focus will lie primarily on the contemporaneous relations between the USA and St. Eustatius.
MISSION
Our objective is to promote awareness
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