“It’s weightier than I think anything we’ve done,” Kurensky said. “There’s just a heaviness now. It’s time to reclaim our flag.”

Protests are being organized in Tennessee and across the nation as President Donald Trump plans to celebrate his birthday with a speech after the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade on June 14.

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in May as gasoline prices remained subdued, but inflation is likely to pick up in the months as tariffs boost the cost of imported goods.