Flags Placed at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day

Arlington sentinel to make final Memorial Day walk

ARLINGTON, Va. — For the last two years, Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay has been dutifully guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Why the Army feels safe resuming use of horse-drawn funeral carriages at Arlington National Cemetery

Following a two-year pause, the U.S. Army's Old Guard will in June resume its solemn duty of using horse-drawn caissons for servicemembers being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

Volunteers place thousands of American flags in front of veteran tombstones ahead of Memorial Day

AMELIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Thousands of American flags were put in front of tombstones at the Virginia Veterans’ Cemetery in Amelia County on Thursday. With Memorial Day around the corner, it's a time to remember those who gave their lives for our country.  It’s tradition for the flags to be placed in front of the tombstones of servicemen and women, and over 5,700 were put in front of each tombstone at the cemetery on Thursday, May 22. Volunte…

Avenue of Flags storage space expanding - American Press

The number of American flags displayed during the biannual Avenue of Flags has grown far beyond the original 50 in 1983 — so the need for storage space is abundant. With Memorial Day just days away, the organization held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning for its third building at Orange Grove-Graceland Cemetery on Broad Street. The two-bay structure was donated by Mallett Buildings and sits next to the larger three-bay one the company donated a …

Flags placed at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - More than 1,500 soldiers from The Old Guard placed American flags at more than 260,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery early Thursday morning, ahead of Memorial Day.  "No plot here can be bought. All of them must be earned. There is no other place like that," said Captain Sean Conaway, about Arlington National Cemetery. "To place an individual flag on each individual's grave is special. It keeps us connected."  C…

‘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 National Cemetery on Thursday. The Tradition, known as “Flags In,” is a lead-in to Memorial Day.