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‘Every headstone tells a story’: Army’s Old Guard places 260,000 flags at Arlington Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day
The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, placed more than 260,000 flags at headstones in Arlington ...
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American flags placed at 260,000 headstones in Arlington cemetery: See photos of 'Flags In'
Over 1,000 service members were out at sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday for the annual "Flags In" to honor the nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. American ...
Flags placed at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day
More than 1,500 soldiers from The Old Guard placed American flags at more than 260,000 headstones at Arlington National ...
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‘Preserve their legacy’: Old Guard places flags on graves of fallen service members at Arlington for Memorial Day
Members of the Army’s oldest active-infantry unit placed flags at the graves of those buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday morning before Memorial Day weekend. This tradition ...
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Arlington to Auburn: The story behind flags outside elementary school
Every few years, Arlington National Cemetery replaces small American flags that are placed on gravesites of fallen servicemembers and veterans. Thanks to the efforts of an Auburn native ...
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On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is established in Virginia
On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s honorable military burial ground, was officially established. The national cemetery began with the seizure of Gen.