We’re here at Arlington National Cemetery with the ‘Old Guard,’ the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment and oldest active-duty regiment in the US Army. Each year before Memorial Day, as part of a ceremony known as ‘Flags In,’ members of the Old Guard place an American flag in front of each headstone at Arlington. Within four hours, more than 228,000 flags are placed at the headstones and thousands more at various memorials.
Honoring the fallen
Today in History
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Valentines Day
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Storks ready for takeoff
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A plot was afoot
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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A grand event
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Stop and see the flowers
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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The power of the forest
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Happy New Year!
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Panda Day
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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An enduring vision
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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It s International Jazz Day
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World Book Day
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Carnival of Venice
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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What are these creatures?
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Join us in celebrating World Water Day
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Twas a night just like tonight
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’