"The purpose of all war is peace."~St. Augustine~
The "Flags In" ceremony, performed by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment-also known as The Old Guard-kicks off Memorial Day Weekend in Arlington National Cemetery, just outside of D.C.
On Friday, 1,500 soldiers from The Old Guard took about three hours to place more than 250,000 flags exactly one foot in front of every tombstone at Arlington.
4 comments:
This would have to be a very moving ceremony.
This is a beautiful tradition.
Wow. I've never heard of this before, but I absolutely love the idea behind it. Thank you for sharing it.
I think Memorial Day is one of my top three holidays. I love remembering!
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