Members of the Army's Old Guard place flags at Arlington National Ceremtery

Army Col. James Markert, with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places a flag at a gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc