Army’s Old Guard honors thousands of fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day
Nearly 1,500 soldiers honored each grave and columbarium row in the annual Flags In tradition ahead of Memorial Day.
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About 1,500 soldiers from the 3rd Army Infantry Regiment yesterday placed an American flag on each of the more than 260,000 tombs of the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, as part of the annual Flags In ceremony marking the beginning of Memorial Day's weekend.The tradition, which has been repeated without interruption since 1948, transforms the 639 acres of the cemetery into a sea of small flags aligned with millimetric precision in front …
Flags In Is a Personal Mission
MAY 22, 2026 — In the early morning dawn on May 21, 2026, Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) marched into Arlington National Cemetery, their rucksacks packed with small American flags. Their mission: honor America’s fallen heroes by placing a flag in front of each headstone and columbarium column — approximately 250,000 at ANC and 13,500 at the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. This traditio…
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