Updated: May 25, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Flags placed at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day (10 images)
By Wade Sheridan
Members of the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday ahead of Memorial Day. Flags were placed at more than 260,000 graves.
Members of the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 25, 2023. Memorial Day is May 29. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
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Over 1,000 service members arrived before sunrise to begin placing flags. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
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A soldier prepares to place a flag at a headstone. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
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