If you love donuts, you have an excuse to indulge on Friday, June 6, which is National Donut Day. You can get free donuts at Dunkin' and Krispy Kreme and other sweet spots.

National Donut Day, which comes around annually on the first Friday of June, isn't just promotional permission to partake in pastries – the celebration has some historical heft.

The Salvation Army established National Donut Day in 1938 to honor the organization's Donut Lassies and Donut Girls , women who traveled to France to serve donuts and other snacks to soldiers during World War I. "National Donut Day is a time to remember the lasting impact of a unique piece of history and to honor the heroic men and women who have served our country," said The Salvation Army's national commander, Merle Heatwole, in a pr

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